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{{short description|Mouse by Apple}}
{{short description|Mouse by Apple Inc.}}
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| type = [[Mouse (computing)|Mouse]]
| type = [[Mouse (computing)|Mouse]]
| photo = Apple USB Mouse.JPG
| photo = Apple USB Mouse.JPG
| caption = Original Bondi Blue Apple USB Mouse
| caption = Classic Bondi Blue Apple USB Mouse
| first_release_date = August 15, 1998
| first_release_date = August 15, 1998
| discontinuation_date = July 2000
| discontinuation_date = July 2000
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| successor = [[Apple Pro Mouse]] (Black)
| successor = [[Apple Pro Mouse]] (Black)
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The '''Apple USB Mouse''' (model number M4848), commonly called the "'''Hockey puck'''"<ref name="wired">{{cite web |url=https://www.wired.com/2008/02/gallery-apple-flops/ |title=Learning From Failure: Apple's Most Notorious Flops |access-date=January 23, 2008 |author=Gardiner, Bryan |date=January 24, 2008 |work=[[Wired News]]}}</ref> because of its unusual shape, is a [[Mouse (computing)|mouse]] released by [[Apple Inc.|Apple Computer, Inc.]] It was first released with the Bondi Blue [[iMac 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 the [[USB]] connection format and not the [[Apple Desktop Bus]] (ADB). Many reviewers criticized the mouse for its design; in 2008, Bryan Gardiner of Wired.com deemed the mouse to be among "Apple's most notorious flops."<ref name="wired" />
The '''Apple USB Mouse''' (model number M4848), commonly called the "'''Hockey Puck'''"<ref name="wired">{{cite web |url=https://www.wired.com/2008/02/gallery-apple-flops/ |title=Learning From Failure: Apple's Most Notorious Flops |access-date=January 23, 2008 |author=Gardiner, Bryan |date=January 24, 2008 |work=[[Wired News]]}}</ref> because of its unusually circular shape, is a [[Mouse (computing)|mouse]] released by [[Apple Inc.|Apple Computer, Inc.]] It was first released with the Bondi Blue [[iMac 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 the [[USB]] connection format and not the [[Apple Desktop Bus]] (ADB). Many reviewers criticized the mouse for its design; in 2008, Bryan Gardiner of ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'' deemed the mouse to be among "Apple's most notorious Flops."<ref name="wired" />


==Design and criticism==
==Design and criticism==
Unlike the [[Mouse 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. The graphite mouse has an indentation on its button showing where to press. This was a major cause for the success of the Griffin [[iMate]] 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 the ''iCatch'', a shell that attached to the USB mouse to give it the ADB mouse's [[Ellipse|elliptical]] shape.<ref name=MacObserver>{{cite web |url=http://www.macobserver.com/newreviews/bc/00/000823icatch/000823icatch.shtml |title=Review - Still Have An iPuck? iCatch Makes The Round Mouse Usable |newspaper=MacObserver.com |date=August 23, 2000 |author=Gravley, Nancy Carroll |publisher=The Mac Observer |access-date=January 1, 2016}}</ref>
Unlike the [[Mouse 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 Griffin [[iMate]] 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 the ''{{Proper name|iCatch}}'', a shell that attached to the USB mouse to give it the ADB mouse's [[Ellipse|elliptical]] shape.<ref name=MacObserver>{{cite web |url=http://www.macobserver.com/newreviews/bc/00/000823icatch/000823icatch.shtml |title=Review - Still Have An iPuck? iCatch Makes The Round Mouse Usable |newspaper=MacObserver.com |date=August 23, 2000 |author=Gravley, Nancy Carroll |publisher=The Mac Observer |access-date=January 1, 2016}}</ref>


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 integrated [[USB hub|hub]] 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.
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 integrated [[USB hub|hub]] 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.
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==Available colors==
==Available colors==
[[Image:Apple-hockey-puck-mouse.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Graphite USB mouse]]
[[Image:Apple USB Mouse autopsy.JPG|thumb|Disassembled Bondi Blue USB mouse]]
[[Image:Apple USB Mouse autopsy.JPG|thumb|Disassembled Bondi Blue USB mouse]]
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Latest revision as of 11:04, 5 December 2023

Apple USB Mouse (M4848)
Classic Bondi Blue Apple USB Mouse
DeveloperApple Computer, Inc.
ManufacturerLogitech
TypeMouse
Release dateAugust 15, 1998
DiscontinuedJuly 2000
PredecessorApple Desktop Bus Mouse 2
SuccessorApple Pro Mouse (Black)
Websiteapple.com

The Apple USB Mouse (model number M4848), commonly called the "Hockey Puck"[1] because of its unusually circular shape, is a mouse released by Apple Computer, Inc. It was first released with the Bondi Blue iMac 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 the USB connection format and not the Apple Desktop Bus (ADB). Many reviewers criticized the mouse for its design; in 2008, Bryan Gardiner of Wired deemed the mouse to be among "Apple's most notorious Flops."[1]

Design and criticism

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Unlike the Mouse 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 Griffin iMate 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 the iCatch, a shell that attached to the USB mouse to give it the ADB mouse's elliptical 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 integrated hub 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.

Legacy

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In 2000, the Apple USB Mouse was replaced with the Apple Pro Mouse.

Available colors

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Disassembled Bondi Blue USB 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) and Power Mac G4 Yikes and Sawtooth

References

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  1. ^ a b Gardiner, Bryan (January 24, 2008). "Learning From Failure: Apple's Most Notorious Flops". Wired News. Retrieved January 23, 2008.
  2. ^ Gravley, Nancy Carroll (August 23, 2000). "Review - Still Have An iPuck? iCatch Makes The Round Mouse Usable". MacObserver.com. The Mac Observer. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
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