Apple Pro Mouse (M5769)

2000 · iMac era Accessories

Introduced

2000

Original price

$ 59

Original OS

Mac OS (USB-equipped Apple computers)

Colors

Clear / White (with black or white base insert); also Black variant

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Pre-Mac

Mac era

iMac era

iPod era

iPhone era

Silicon

Memory & graphics

GPUOptical tracking, 400 dpi at up to 14 inches per second

Connectivity

USBUSB 1.1

Software

Original OSMac OS (USB-equipped Apple computers)

Included peripheralsUser's Guide, warranty pamphlet

Identifiers

Model IDM5769

Model N°M5769

Order N°M8690G/A

Lifecycle

Introduced2000

Discontinued2003

History

The Apple Mouse Pro was presented in July 2000 at the Macworld Conference and Expo in New York. Apple was one of the first companies to provide an optical mouse as a standard input device. With a design similar to the Mouse Apple Desktop Bus II, Apple's black Mouse Pro was surrounded by a transparent plastic shell.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Vision_Pro · Wikipedia

Trivia

• The Pro Mouse introduced in 2000 was one of the first optical mice ever shipped as a standard device by a company, representing a significant technological innovation in the computing industry. • The Pro Mouse design drew from the structure of the Apple Desktop Bus Mouse II, but added a distinctive feature: the black body surrounded by plastic transparency that enhanced its minimalist aesthetics. • The official launch of the Pro Mouse took place at the prestigious Macworld Conference and Expo in New York City in July 2000, an event that marked the evolution of human-computer interaction.

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