Apple Patents the Mouse
Lets round out the week with a look into the US Patent Office archives at patent number 04464652, issued Mar. 29, 1988 (a reissue of #04464652, Aug 07, 1984) granting Apple Computer, Inc. a patent for "Cursor control device". Below you will find links to both the abstract and the large images of each page.

Abstract: Re. 32,633, Cursor Control Device

Page images:
Cursor Control Device, Page 1
Cursor Control Device, Page 2
Cursor Control Device, Page 3
Cursor Control Device, Page 4
Cursor Control Device, Page 5
Cursor Control Device, Page 6
Cursor Control Device, Page 7
Cursor Control Device, Page 8
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Cursor Control Device, Page 11
Cursor Control Device, Page 12
Cursor Control Device, Page 13
Cursor Control Device, Page 14

This Week in Apple History
Today we again take a look back at the informative "This Week in Apple History" series at The Mac Observer. The February 15-21 entry in the series by Owen Linzmayer & Bryan Chaffin is entitled, "Flower Power, Dalmations, & The Supreme Court".

February 15-21: Flower Power, Dalmations, & The Supreme Court

Apple Computer Porsche
Today, a 1983 Apple Gift Catalog was added to The Mothership Advertising and Brochure Gallery, and as we were looking through those pages, one of the most striking images is that of a Porsche race car, sponsored by Apple. Well, with a little investigation we have found a source where that 1980 1/24 scale model kit is still available!

Island Collectibles, Inc. : Apple Porsche

Some Macworld Expo Keynotes
Some Keynotes in QuickTime have been added to this great page of Apple Ads. (Don't miss the Bill Gates "Pie in the face") Check it out!

Some Macworld Expo Keynotes

Connecting a System 6 Mac via LocalTalk
A tutorial at ATPM.com (About This Particular Macintosh) for your Monday morning enjoyment. It begins:
"This tutorial describes how to connect two Macintoshes via LocalTalk when you’re using System 6. This is ideal for backing up hard disks, or to connect an old Mac (for example a Macintosh Plus or equivalent) with a newer one."

Connecting a System 6 Mac via LocalTalk

The Macintosh at 10
A "Blast From the Past" article from the Byte Magazine online archives. This one, by Tom Thompson, was originally published in the February, 1994 issue of Byte, and begins:
"Regarded initially as a 'toy,' it's obvious today that the Mac changed the direction of computing for the better."

Blast from the Past: The Macintosh at 10

This Week in Apple History
Today we revisit the informative "This Week in Apple History" series at The Mac Observer. The February 8-14 entry in the series by Owen Linzmayer & Bryan Chaffin is entitled, "Apple's Beginnings, The Newton, & Star Trek".

February 8-14: Apple's Beginnings, The Newton, & Star Trek

Sculley's Dream: The Story Behind the Newton
A new article by the very talented Tom Hormby at LowEndMac.com.

"Newton was started as a project to out Mac the Macintosh. It was
started as a renegade venture to help Apple survive after the
Macintosh became obsolete. Instead, it created an overhyped device
marketed as a DayPlanner replacement rather than a constant companion."

Sculley's Dream: The Story Behind the Newton

Newton Hall of Fame
This page presents brief biographies of the those most influential in the development of the Newton, including Steve Capps, Walter Smith, John Sculley and Michael Tchao.

Newton Hall of Fame

A2 News and Notes
The January, 2006 issue of the A2 News and Notes Newsletter for Apple II fans has been posted by Howard Katz!
This issue:
* Old Hardware Made New
* Funny Looking Apple II Information?
* Apple II View
* Software News
* Emulation News
* SignOff

A2 News and Notes