Apple Apple Desktop Bus Mouse II vs Apple USB Mouse (1998)

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Apple Desktop Bus Mouse II compared with USB Mouse (1998)

	AppleApple Desktop Bus Mouse II	AppleUSB Mouse (1998)
Overview
Released
Released	1993	August 1998
Tracking
Shape
Shape	Standard	Compact
Hand
Hand	Either hand	Either hand
Sensor
Sensor	Mechanical ball	Mechanical ball
Buttons
Buttons	1	1
Sensor
Sensor	Front-mounted ball; Apple's 1993 product sheet describes the design as allowing finer movements.	A rubber ball drives the tracking mechanism; the original Bondi blue model has a two-tone ball.
Scroll wheel
Scroll wheel	None.	None.
Connections and battery
Connects by
Connects by	Cable	Cable
Power
Power	Cable	Cable
Works with
Works with	Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) computers; an adapter is needed for USB computers.	USB; originally connected through the USB keyboard supplied with the 1998 iMac.
Design
Materials
Materials	Plastic case.	Translucent white and Bondi blue plastic in the original iMac configuration.
Colours
Colours	Platinum.	Bondi blue; later iMac bundles used other colours.
In the box
In the box	Supplied with several 1990s Macintosh and Power Macintosh models; also sold separately.	Supplied with the original iMac. Apple's iMac specifications give its introduction as 15 August 1998.