A very rare piece of computer history is up for grabs at RR Auctions. The early three-button "X-Y" mouse, designed by computer pioneer Douglas Engelbart, is the direct ancestor of today's ubiquitous ...

X-Y Axis mouse and coding keyset created by tech pioneer Douglas Engelbart. (Image credit: RR Auction) A three-button computer mouse that served as one of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs's major ...

Forty years ago today — as Sheena Easton’s song 9 to 5 (Morning Train) dominated the music charts, California dealt with the immediate aftermath of the Westmorland earthquakes, and the world’s first ...

From the halls of a university research lab to the desks of hundreds of millions of computer users, the computer mouse has come a long way. Douglas Engelbart created the first prototypes of the ...

Modern wireless optical mice are cool and all, but my vintage IBM trackball mouse from last century is even nicer.

Our computer expert has reviewed 10 of the best mice for work, gaming and more Alun is a technology writer who, over the past 20 years, has written on subjects ranging from PCs and laptops, to mobile ...