i seem to recall that the original mouse designs had only one button, i saw it on one of those "educational" shows, though i cant remember which one. the first mouse was actually made out of a hunk of wood with one "standard" push button switch mounted in the front left corner of the top, it was actually fairly well made for an experimental hack although it was completely square. i've heard claims that this is part of why apple has stuck with one button, it's in keeping with the original concept of the mouse that you'd move the mouse and click the button to select or run something, more buttons for more functions or to cancel were a later addition. i do like the "cancel" function of the second button on mice but have never had a great need for more than 2, though in some applications they change the type of selection or the function like dragging things in cad programs. > Mothra wrote: > > > > The mice available for the old Apple II lines were also 3 button. I had a > > Laser clone for my Apple Iic that was a 3 button. Unfortunately there werent > > too many programs back then that used it, but it made Dazzle Draw and > > Fantavision nice. Hehe anyone here actually remember those programs? ----
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