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A normal computer mouse has its cord/tail coming out of their front which is very unrealistic! This mouse by logitech fixed this issue.

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[–] webkitten@piefed.social 16 points 1 day ago

Computer equipment from my childhood being on display as museum pieces/antiques.

This is the bad place.

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 45 points 1 day ago

That has some Spy vs. Spy vibes right there.

[–] Caketaco@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 21 hours ago

Deltarune Maus real…

[–] BagOfHeavyStones@piefed.social 2 points 21 hours ago

Should still work today with a usb to serial adapter.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Holy shit. Look at the connector port though! This is pre-usb, and even pre-ps2. This is like some paralell port shit from the 80s!

[–] bklyn@piefed.social 36 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

That is a serial mouse. DB-9 connector I believe.

[–] Davel23@fedia.io 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Close, VGA. When you plug it in, you become the Lawnmower Man

[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 3 points 22 hours ago

Close (don't stop I'm)

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

PS/2 ports didn’t become the norm until well into the 90s.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Right. Which for a paralell port, is why I said 80s.

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

PS/2 ports are from the 80s. D-subminiature connectors, including those used for Serial, are from the 50s. Parallel, or Centronics Interface, ports have been around since 1970.

[–] PineRune@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

It looks like the display sign says 1991.

Edit: searching "Logitech Kidz Mouse" brings up that exact mouse.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Looking at the information directly shown in the picture? That's cheating!

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 4 points 1 day ago

I feel triggered by kidz with a z. Reminds me of some "Hacker" movie from that same era.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 7 points 1 day ago
[–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

That's clearly an Alien.

You may not like it but thats what peak performance looks like

[–] itsathursday@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] vogi@piefed.social 7 points 1 day ago

It was a fairly small one but jam packed with all sorts of cool old computer stuff. Its not really a museum and just more or less a private collection of an former professor who was left behind in the basement of an old university building and is now doing free guided tours.

It is moving now cause the building will be demolished so its closed in the moment.

It is in hamburg/germany, here is a website about it in german: https://www.inf.uni-hamburg.de/home/about/museum.html

[–] EisFrei@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Did they take someone's Sharkoon mouse mid fap?