Microsoft introduces the 2-button mouse

2nd May 1983
Microsoft introduces the 2-button mouse

On 2nd May 1983, Microsoft announced the two-button Microsoft Mouse. It sold for $195 bundled with Microsoft Word.

The Microsoft Mouse featured a pair of green buttons and used a steel ball for tracking.

Related information:

• Centre for Computing History: Microsoft
• Centre for Computing History: The History of the Computer Mouse
• LowEndMac: Mouse Design - 1963 to 1983

Image:

• Microsoft Mouse advert
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