WTF is that mouse...???? (Not your printed one)

Oh god just put it back in its box before it breeds.

At first I thought it didn’t look as bad you described it, but then noticed where the buttons were.

Nice job with the recreation though! With the logo dome sticker it should look pretty good.

TrashPanda: I don't think you need to worry. Even with my half-assed resurrection attempt, they are very much extinct.

devius: Yeah, it's not great. But, it is actually not as bad as it looks. You just kind of rest your fingers on the top edge of the buttons, and it click pretty much like a 'normal' mouse. You don't need to 'make a claw' and click using the flat part of the buttons. Still though... Weird and bad design, but it's what I grew up with and it certainly made an impression 😀 Thanks for the encouragement!

AmbraSprintaII wrote on 2023-03-02, 09:38:

TrashPanda: I don't think you need to worry. Even with my half-assed resurrection attempt, they are very much extinct.

devius: Yeah, it's not great. But, it is actually not as bad as it looks. You just kind of rest your fingers on the top edge of the buttons, and it click pretty much like a 'normal' mouse. You don't need to 'make a claw' and click using the flat part of the buttons. Still though... Weird and bad design, but it's what I grew up with and it certainly made an impression 😀 Thanks for the encouragement!

I will say I do like the shiny new version ...wonder what it would look like in clear plastic ...with rainbow vomit leds in it.

ThrashPanda: Thanks! Ugh... I felt bad enough about using an optical mouse 😀

AmbraSprintaII wrote on 2023-03-02, 10:53:

ThrashPanda: Thanks! Ugh... I felt bad enough about using an optical mouse 😀

I think it being in clear colored plastic would be a great fit for 2000 era colored acrylic cases ..you know the ones with the tacky clear colored plastic on them...the kind you can see the literal metal case under it.

TrashPanda: Yeah, I know the ones, the iMac look-a-likes. Well, sure, but there has to be a better designs out there to work off... The only reason for this is to replicate my original setup. To have a mouse somewhat like what this computer originally had... Coming to think of it. The original iMac mouse was pretty damn horrid aswell...

AmbraSprintaII wrote on 2023-03-02, 13:34:

TrashPanda: Yeah, I know the ones, the iMac look-a-likes. Well, sure, but there has to be a better designs out there to work off […]
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TrashPanda: Yeah, I know the ones, the iMac look-a-likes. Well, sure, but there has to be a better designs out there to work off... The only reason for this is to replicate my original setup. To have a mouse somewhat like what this computer originally had... Coming to think of it. The original iMac mouse was pretty damn horrid aswell...

Your mouse actually looks significantly better than the original, The shiny look works well for it.

TIL Stockholm Syndrome is a thing in computing as well.😲

Good job, AmbraSprintall!😄👌

The original Genius 3-button mouse was a torture device. At least this one is round, I still remember palm pain from playing mouse-driven adventure games back when I had the Genius.

TrashPanda: Well, it's just a layer of clear coat to protect the paint a bit. Not really all that intentional tbh, but thanks!

Doornkaat: It sure is. Thanks 😀

Deunan: I might have exaggerated with the 'worst ever'. I'm sure there are worse. I looked it up and I'd agree that the Genius mouse sure does not look very ergonomic.

Deunan wrote on 2023-03-02, 13:47:

The original Genius 3-button mouse was a torture device. At least this one is round, I still remember palm pain from playing mouse-driven adventure games back when I had the Genius.

It was hardly great, but no, there were far, far worse mice.

After four years of inflicting RSI on myself with the IBM PS/2 mouse I saved up pocket money for a few months to buy that Genius mouse, and it was as close to bliss as a pointing device could get my teenage self in 1992.

Even now I have one lying around as a known-good serial test device. Not something to actually use for any extended period of time, but perfectly serviceable to see if everything is wired up correctly.

That Genius worked well, I'll give them that. And it had a nice, heavy ball that was easy to clean with water and soap (that's the only thing I have left of it, stored in some box).

This had to be a desirable mouse shape, even russians cloned it https://svoymaster.kz/%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B … B5%D1%80%D1%8B/

and pictured on the wikipedia: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0 ... 9A-0010.01

I have a monstrosity somewhere similar in footprint, not sure it's quite so domed, like a puck stuck to a matchbox, buttons are on top more. I wanna say it was by someone who should have known better like Logitech, not sure though.

rasz_pl wrote on 2023-03-03, 15:31:

This had to be a desirable mouse shape, even russians cloned it https://svoymaster.kz/%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B … B5%D1%80%D1%8B/

But the buttons are on the right place on that one, so not exactly the same.

devius wrote on 2023-03-04, 14:55:

But the buttons are on the right place on that one, so not exactly the same.

But it makes up for it by using a ribbon cable 😀

Interesting find, thank you rasz_pl for sharing!

Yo, this is SO COOL. An Ambra Sprinta was my first computer growing up and I actually had no problem with the mouse. Sadly my dad threw it all away after I moved out, but last year I found one on eBay for hardly any money. Sadly it had no peripherals, but did have the monitor. Can you share na STL or something of your design? I would love to have a go at making one as I have a 3D printer.

ALSO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4RkkjiYu0k

i'm happy they didnt blow up the mouse when they plugged it directly into the serial port on that PC.