Is the front of a computer mouse the arse of it due to the cable “tail” coming out of it, or is the front of a computer mouse the head of the mouse, as it is more of a correct shape?

  • Eavolution@kbin.socialOP
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    1 year ago

    I absolutely am, but they must have been named after regular mice, so idk what way it was originally envisaged.

    • freamon@endlesstalk.org
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      1 year ago

      The first computer mouse was apparently more of a block.
      I imagine it got its name from the ‘tail’ part, and the fact that it now looks mouse-like is mostly a co-incidence of it now being more ergonomically shaped.

    • Blaze (he/him)@sopuli.xyz
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      1 year ago

      Could be both, to be honest. I’ve seen old mouses where the ears were on the buttons, and others where the tail is the cable