 Classic Bondi Blue Apple USB Mouse | |
| Developer | Apple Computer, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Logitech |
| Type | Mouse |
| Released | August 15, 1998 |
| Discontinued | July 2000 |
| Predecessor | Apple Desktop Bus Mouse 2 |
| Successor | Apple Pro Mouse (Black) |
| Website | apple.com |
TheApple USB Mouse (model number M4848), commonly called the "Hockey Puck"[1] because of its unusually circular shape, is amouse released byApple Computer, Inc. It was first released with the Bondi BlueiMac G3 in 1998 and included with all successive desktop Macs for the next two years. It was the first commercially released Apple mouse to use theUSB connection format and not theApple Desktop Bus (ADB). Many reviewers criticized the mouse for its design; in 2008, Bryan Gardiner ofWired deemed the mouse to be among "Apple's most notorious flops".[1]
Unlike theMouse II that preceded it, the "hockey puck" mouse has a circular shape; it has a single mouse button located at the top, like previous Apple mice. The mouse's round shape is widely considered clumsy, due to its small size and tendency to rotate in use. A slightly improved later version had an indentation on its button showing where to press. This was a major cause for the success of the GriffiniMate ADB to USB adapters, as they allowed the older, more comfortable ADB Mouse II to be used with those iMacs. There were some products like theiCatch, a shell that attached to the USB mouse to give it the ADB mouse'selliptical shape.[2]
Another flaw introduced in the Apple USB Mouse, shared across all of Apple's USB offerings, is the atypically short cord. Though intended for use through the integratedhub in Apple's keyboards, Apple's transition to USB coincided with the relocation of ports on their notebooks from the center to the left edge.
In 2000, the Apple USB Mouse was replaced with theApple Pro Mouse.
| Color | Released with |
|---|---|
| Bondi Blue | iMac G3 |
| Blueberry | iMac G3 and Power Mac G3 Blue and White |
| Strawberry | iMac G3 |
| Grape | iMac G3 |
| Lime | iMac G3 |
| Tangerine | iMac G3 |
| Graphite | iMac G3 DV Special Edition (slot loading) andPower Mac G4 Yikes and Sawtooth |
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