{"id":305400,"date":"2021-07-22T14:00:36","date_gmt":"2021-07-22T11:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/why-do-mice-have-scroll-wheels-microsoft-intellimouse-turns-25\/"},"modified":"2021-07-22T14:00:36","modified_gmt":"2021-07-22T11:00:36","slug":"why-do-mice-have-scroll-wheels-microsoft-intellimouse-turns-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-do-mice-have-scroll-wheels-microsoft-intellimouse-turns-25\/","title":{"rendered":"#Why Do Mice Have Scroll Wheels? Microsoft Intellimouse Turns 25"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2f9130b3253\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2f9130b3253\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-do-mice-have-scroll-wheels-microsoft-intellimouse-turns-25\/#Making_Scrolling_Easy\" >Making Scrolling Easy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-do-mice-have-scroll-wheels-microsoft-intellimouse-turns-25\/#Reinventing_the_Wheel\" >Reinventing the Wheel<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-do-mice-have-scroll-wheels-microsoft-intellimouse-turns-25\/#Launch_and_Legacy\" >Launch and Legacy<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#Why Do Mice Have Scroll Wheels? Microsoft Intellimouse Turns 25&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-741819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/intellimouse_hero_1.jpg?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/intellimouse_hero_1.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/intellimouse_hero_1.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The Original 1996 Microsoft Intellimouse\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/p>\n<p>On July 22, 1996, Microsoft <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=2QzUaswX1as&amp;mid=24542&amp;u1=htg\/741726&amp;murl=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.microsoft.com%2F1996%2F07%2F22%2Fmicrosoft-announces-microsoft-intellimouse%2F\">announced<\/a> its first mouse with a scroll wheel: the Microsoft Intellimouse. It wasn\u2019t the very first wheel mouse, but it set standards and made a huge impact. Here\u2019s why it was so loved.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Making_Scrolling_Easy\"><\/span>Making Scrolling Easy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Since the invention of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Windowing_system\">window-based<\/a> software systems, there\u2019s been a need to let people change what information is viewed in the window. Somewhere along the way, the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scrollbar#History_and_progression\">scrollbar<\/a> was born\u2014a user-interface element that lets you move viewable text within a window\u2014and it became the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/scrollbars.matoseb.com\/\">standard way<\/a>\u00a0that users scrolled through text for at least a decade.<\/p>\n<p>Scrollbars are handy and still in use today, but the act of finding the scrollbar on the screen and then clicking its arrows or clicking and dragging a bar slowed things down. That\u2019s why the Intellimouse felt like such a big revelation. It included a wheel that, when rotated, let you scroll through text with ease. In fact, in its <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=2QzUaswX1as&amp;mid=24542&amp;u1=htg\/741726&amp;murl=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.microsoft.com%2F1996%2F07%2F22%2Fmicrosoft-announces-microsoft-intellimouse%2F\">initial Intellimouse press release<\/a>, Microsoft wrote, \u201cIntelliMouse eliminates the need to use scroll bars.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-741820 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/microsoft_intellimouse_benj_edwards.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The Original 1996 Microsoft Intellimouse\" width=\"650\" height=\"464\" data-credittext=\"Benj Edwards\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The original 1996 Microsoft Intellimouse. <span class=\"imagecredit\">Benj Edwards<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Notably, the Intellimouse wheel also functioned as a third mouse button that clicked when pushed down, which added more possibilities as to how it could be used.<\/p>\n<p>The first Intellimouse wasn\u2019t optical yet\u2014that wouldn\u2019t come along until the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=2QzUaswX1as&amp;mid=24542&amp;u1=htg\/741726&amp;murl=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.microsoft.com%2F1999%2F04%2F19%2Fmicrosofts-sleek-new-intellimouse-explorer-and-intellieye-technology-toss-out-the-mouse-ball-today-at-comdex%2F\">Intellimouse Explorer<\/a> in 1999. No, this unit shipped with a then-traditional mouse ball, which tracked movement with a rolling, rubberized metal ball that moved X and Y positional rollers inside the mouse.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-741818 size-full\" alt=\"Part of a 1997 magazine ad for the Intellimouse.\" width=\"650\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vintagecomputing.com\/index.php\/archives\/1154\/retro-scan-of-the-week-advent-of-the-mouse-wheel\" data-credittext=\"Microsoft\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">This 1997 Intellimouse ad touts the wheel as a labor-saving device. <span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vintagecomputing.com\/index.php\/archives\/1154\/retro-scan-of-the-week-advent-of-the-mouse-wheel\">Microsoft<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Intellimouse initially retailed for $85 and began shipping in November of 1996. Initially, it only worked with Microsoft\u2019s Internet Explorer 3.0 browser and File Explorer in Windows 95, but Microsoft would soon support it with Office \u201997.<\/p>\n<p>To bring scroll-wheel support to unsupported <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>s early on, Plannet Crafters created a popular shareware program called <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=hoP9dkY0guAC&amp;lpg=PA58&amp;dq=Microsoft%20Intellimouse&amp;pg=PA58#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false\">Flywheel<\/a> that allowed people to use the Intellimouse with Netscape before it gained official scroll-wheel support. But other apps soon fell in line.<\/p>\n<p>With endlessly scrolling websites growing in popularity at the time, the mouse wheel became a must-have productivity feature. Within a few years, it felt like scroll wheels had always been there.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reinventing_the_Wheel\"><\/span>Reinventing the Wheel<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Intellimouse wasn\u2019t the first commercial mouse with a scroll wheel. That honor goes to the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oldmouse.com\/mouse\/mousesystems\/scroll.shtml\">Mouse Systems ProAgio Scroll Mouse<\/a> (also called the Genius EasyScroll), released in 1995. It included a scroll wheel positioned between the two traditional mouse buttons, similar to the Intellimouse.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-741817 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/proagio_scroll_mouse.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The 1995 Mouse Systems ProAgio Scroll Mouse\" width=\"650\" height=\"294\" data-credittext=\"Mouse Systems\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 1995 Mouse Systems ProAgio Scroll Mouse. <span class=\"imagecredit\">Mouse Systems<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Historically, the ProAgio Scroll Mouse was an obscure product with limited distribution. We can\u2019t find any historical reviews of it in magazines from that time, so by the time the Intellimouse launched, most people had never seen it.<\/p>\n<p>To what extent (if any) the ProAgio Scroll Mouse influenced the Intellimouse isn\u2019t clear, but the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/patents.google.com\/patent\/US5912661A\/en\">Intellimouse patent<\/a> does cite the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/patents.google.com\/patent\/US5446481A\/en\">Mouse Systems patent<\/a> invented by William G. Gillick and Ronald A. Rosenberg for a mouse wheel filed in 1991. Still, that\u2019s no evidence of influence: It\u2019s standard to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uspto.gov\/web\/offices\/pac\/mpep\/s2202.html\">discover and cite<\/a> similar existing inventions when filing patents.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s worth noting that the idea of a wheel on a pointing device predates the ProAgio Scroll Mouse, although not for scrolling text. Some trackballs, like the 1987 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.trackballs.eu\/viewtopic.php?f=17&amp;t=98\">MicroSpeed FastTRAP,<\/a> experimented with wheel-based inputs, but they usually sought to provide a way to move within the z-axis (with the trackball moving within the x- and y-axis in a program). In the FastTRAP\u2019s case, MicroSpeed described its wheel as a \u201cTrackwheel for third axis pointing capability.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-742317 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/fasttrap_box_front.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The 1987 FastTRAP trackball included a wheel for z-axis control.\" width=\"650\" height=\"428\" data-credittext=\"MicroSpeed\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 1987 FastTRAP trackball included a wheel for z-axis control. <span class=\"imagecredit\">MicroSpeed<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While it\u2019s clear that wheels on pointing devices go back a long way in both prototype and commercial form, at some point, someone had to apply the idea of using the \u201cz-axis wheel\u201d to scroll information within a window instead. That concept seems to have been independently invented within Mouse Systems and Microsoft.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft veteran Eric Michelman, the former group program manager for Excel, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ericmic.com\/history%20of%20the%20scroll%20wheel.htm\">wrote an excellent account<\/a> of the creation of the scroll wheel within Microsoft from his perspective. According to Michelman, the hardware scrolling idea originated when he sought a new way to quickly zoom in and out of spreadsheets in Excel. He rigged up a prototype using a PC joystick and presented the idea to Microsoft\u2019s hardware team, receiving a tepid response.<\/p>\n<p>It isn\u2019t clear exactly where the idea of adding a wheel to the mouse originated within Microsoft. Michelman wrote that after some more experimentation on his part, \u201cThe hardware guys came back and said that they had considered adding a wheel to the mouse, but they weren\u2019t sure what it would be used for.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-742316 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/intellimouse_patent_images.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Diagrams from Microsoft's Intellimouse patent.\" width=\"650\" height=\"485\" data-credittext=\"Microsoft \/ USPTO\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Diagrams from Microsoft\u2019s 1997 Intellimouse patent. <span class=\"imagecredit\">Microsoft \/ USPTO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But regardless of its ultimate origins, the wheel would clearly be useful to the Office team. After some vigorous internal debate about whether the wheel should scroll text by default (in Word) or zoom in and out on data (in Excel), the scroll function won out, and Microsoft\u2019s hardware team got to work.<\/p>\n<p>According to Michelman, Carol Clemett managed the Intellimouse project within Microsoft, and Kabir Siddiqui spearheaded hardware design, notably turning the wheel into a clickable button by request from the software team\u2014a significant innovation. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/microsoft-design\/steve-kaneko-microsoft-design-590a267271bf\">Steve Kaneko<\/a> and Carl Ledbetter handled the Intellimouse industrial design, which borrowed heavily from the sleek and ergonomic <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=QzsEAAAAMBAJ&amp;lpg=PA81&amp;ots=LDYol0nZc5&amp;dq=%22Microsoft%20Mouse%202.0%22&amp;pg=PA81#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false\">Microsoft Mouse 2.0<\/a> design released in 1993. Thanks to their efforts, the Intellimouse was quite comfortable to use.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-742369 size-full\" alt=\"Steve Kaneko designing mice at Microsoft, early 1990s.\" width=\"650\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MicrosoftLife\/status\/1301942283378589699?s=20\" data-credittext=\"Microsoft\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steve Kaneko designing mice at Microsoft in the early 1990s. <span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MicrosoftLife\/status\/1301942283378589699?s=20\">Microsoft<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With regards to scrolling vs. zooming, the Office team ultimately reached a compromise, allowing people to hold down Ctrl on the keyboard while moving the wheel to zoom in and out. This alternate zooming behavior is still a standard feature of Windows and Windows apps today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Make Windows Desktop Icons Extra Large or Extra Small<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Launch_and_Legacy\"><\/span>Launch and Legacy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>After launching in late 1996, the Intellimouse received a warm reception from the press, who viewed the innovation <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=OToEAAAAMBAJ&amp;lpg=PA139&amp;dq=Microsoft%20Intellimouse&amp;pg=PA139#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false\">with curiosity.<\/a>\u00a0They initially pointed out its limited uses, but soon grew to love it and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=FxChL0Kr_3EC&amp;lpg=PA100&amp;dq=Microsoft%20Intellimouse&amp;pg=PA100#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false\">cite it as an essential upgrade<\/a>. Today, few recall that Microsoft also launched an Intellimouse trackball\u2014which also included a scroll wheel\u2014at the same time.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-742372 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/intellimouse_Trackball.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The 1996 Microsoft Intellimouse Trackball.\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" data-credittext=\"Microsoft\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 1996 Microsoft Intellimouse Trackball. <span class=\"imagecredit\">Microsoft<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, the input device industry adopted the wheel-mouse idea wholeheartedly, with several manufacturers (especially <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=204a528a336ede4177fff0d84a044482&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.logicool.co.jp%2Fassets%2F41042%2Flogitech-milestones-july-2011.pdf\">Logitech<\/a>) creating their own scroll-wheel mice and trackballs in short order. Variations of the scrolling idea also sprang up, including mice that used buttons or a rocker switch to scroll instead of a wheel as well as a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=2QzUaswX1as&amp;mid=24542&amp;u1=htg\/741726&amp;murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.microsoft.com%2Fbuxtoncollection%2Fdetail.aspx%3Fid%3D120\">Trackpoint mouse<\/a> from IBM.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-742373\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/intellimouse_models_later.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Various Microsoft Intellimouse models over time.\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\"\/><\/p>\n<p>On Microsoft\u2019s part, the Intellimouse was a big commercial success. It spawned a line of successor mice and trackballs that added more buttons, optical tracking, wireless support, and more features over the following decade. Many of these well-built mice have served as cherished, nostalgic input devices\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/90151927\/why-we-still-love-using-mice\">for many years<\/a>, with loyal owners holding onto older models for as long as possible.<\/p>\n<div class=\"product-box\">\n<div class=\"product-img product-img-noaward\">\n<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07RPBXBMV?tag=hotoge-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" onclick=\"fbq('track', 'Buy Button'); if (fb_t_convert){fb_t_convert();}\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/31VC9crAaUL._SL160_.jpg\" height=\"147px\" alt=\"\" role=\"presentation\"\/><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"product-add\">\n<div class=\"product-add-price\">\n<p class=\"product-price\">\n$54.78<br \/>\n<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"12\" width=\"42\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,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\" alt=\"\" role=\"presentation\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In 2018, Microsoft <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=2QzUaswX1as&amp;mid=24542&amp;u1=htg\/741726&amp;murl=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.microsoft.com%2Fen-gb%2F2018%2F06%2F29%2Ficonic-mouse-that-changed-how-we-use-the-internet-is-relaunched-by-microsoft%2F\">relaunched the Intellimouse brand<\/a> with the Classic Intellimouse, a new variation on a classic wireless scroll-wheel design. Today, you can still buy Intellimouse models from Microsoft, including the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Microsoft-Pro-Intellimouse-Dark-Shadow\/dp\/B07RPBXBMV\/?tag=hotoge-20\">Microsoft Pro Intellimouse<\/a>, which is aimed at <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>rs. 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