Artifact Details

Title

ACT Apricot personal computer mouse

Catalog Number

102618211

Type

Physical object

Description

Object consists of mouse with attached cable, original manufacturer's printed box, and internal foam-block packaging. This object is stored in the original manufacturer's box for the related system unit (CPU box) listed above, as shipped by the manufacturer. The object has a ball that protrudes through both the top and the bottom of the object so that it can be operated as either a mouse or a trackball. The object has two 2 1/2 x 1/4 in. buttons, one on each side panel. "Apricot" is printed at the top edge of the top of the object. The object has a thin, black attached cable, with a 3/16 x 1/2 in. rectangular plug incorporating two rows of sockets, with 5 sockets in each row. The sockets are similar to those used for card-edge connectors.

Date

1983 ca.

Manufacturer

Advanced Computer Techniques Corporation (ACT)

Place Manufactured

U.K.

Identifying Numbers

Serial number 101233

Dimensions

overall: 1 3/8 in x 2 1/2 in x 7 in

Category

I/O/pointing/mouse

Lot Number

X1976.2001