Apple Apple Desktop Bus Mouse II vs Apple Macintosh Mouse

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Apple Desktop Bus Mouse II compared with Macintosh Mouse
Overview

	AppleApple Desktop Bus Mouse II	AppleMacintosh Mouse
Released
Released	1993	1984
Tracking
Shape
Shape	Standard	Standard
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.	Ball tracking; Apple's Macintosh manual includes instructions for cleaning the mouse.
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.	Original Macintosh mouse port; the Macintosh Plus and earlier models use a different interface from later ADB mice.
Design
Materials
Materials	Plastic case.	Plastic case.
Colours
Colours	Platinum.	Beige.
In the box
In the box	Supplied with several 1990s Macintosh and Power Macintosh models; also sold separately.	Supplied with the original Macintosh.

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