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    Why is a computer input device, the mouse, called a mouse?

    Question #129884. Asked by MyGirl2000. (Mar 08 13 9:10 PM)


    KailuaKid

    		Developed at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), the name came from the shape, and the cord, which was thought to look like the tail of a mouse. More trivia, the original, developed by Doug Englebart, was carved from a block of wood!

    http://www.namedevelopment.com/blog/archives/2008/12/computer_mouse.html

    link added by looney_tunes

    Mar 08 13, 9:27 PM
    ajtheop

    		Wikipedia states that the naming is often falsely given as an acronym for "Manually Operated User Selection Equipment".

    Mar 09 13, 7:28 AM
    Urlord

    		Very interesting, and apparently the mouse has been around for 45 years.

    Mar 09 13, 7:54 AM

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