240: The Mouse That Changed Everything

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4.8 • 521 Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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We're taking another close look at a product that broke out and redefined its entire category, this time the venerable IntelliMouse Explorer. These days it's hard to remember that it was Microsoft who banished the infernal ball and introduced the optical mouse to the mainstream, so we head back to 1999 and discuss what mice were like beforehand, how mechanical and optical sensors work, debate PS/2 versus USB, make an argument that the whole PC gaming accessory ecosystem owes its existence to this product, and more. Support the Pod! Contribute to the Tech Pod Patreon and get access to our booming Discord, a monthly bonus episode, your name in the credits, and other great benefits! You can support the show at: https://patreon.com/techpod

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0:00.0	Brad, I think I bought old guy shoes by accident.
0:03.1	Again?
0:04.1	What do you mean again?
0:06.3	Look, man, I have bad news about your old guy status.
0:09.4	Look, I have, I wore cool.
0:11.7	I wore samba's for a long time.
0:13.1	Then I switched to Stan Smith's, yeah.
0:14.9	You wore open source file sharing on your feet?
0:17.6	I mean, kind of, yeah, but also like indoor soccer shoes, I guess, technically is what they are.
0:21.7	Oh, those are, wow.
0:22.5	I've never, oh, oh, oh, that's, that is an Adidas type of shoe.
0:26.9	It's a specific W-toe, not the Clyde with the round toe, but the W-toe front with the five stripes and usually white is this I've been doing Stan
0:39.3	Smiths for the last little bit.
0:40.6	Yeah, those are classic.
0:42.1	Yeah, it's a good shoe.
0:43.5	Yeah.
0:43.9	Okay.
0:44.5	Yeah.
0:44.8	So those are not your old guy shoes, to be clear.
0:47.0	No, no.
0:47.9	So I look, I've started doing a thing where I have a pair of shoes that I just wear
0:51.6	around the house that I don't really wear outside because I can't walk around barefoot because my feet hurt if I do that.
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