List of non-mouse controllers by Apple, Inc.

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This is a list of human interface devices other than computer mice created by Apple Inc.[1]

Paddles

"Apple Hand Controllers II" and "Apple Hand Controllers IIe, IIc" (A2M2001)
These paddles were the original Apple-branded game controllers.[2]

Joysticks

"Apple Joystick IIe, IIc" (A2M2002)
Essentially a gaming device around long before the mouse, the joystick could be used for many of the same functions.[3]

Tablets

Apple Graphics Tablet (A2M0029)
The Apple Graphics Tablet was a large flat surface covered with a grid and had an attached stylus. Released for the Apple II Plus and later a modified version for the Apple IIe.[4]
Pippin Keyboard
An optional keyboard accessory was provided for the Pippin, which had a large graphics tablet and stylus on the top half of its notebook-like hinged body.[5]

Trackballs

PowerBook trackball

Apple was one of the first computer manufacturers to include a built-in trackball into a complete system with the Macintosh Portable in 1989.[6] The first entries in the company's PowerBook line of notebook computers put the trackball directly below the keyboard—a first for laptop design and a configuration which was borrowed by many competing Wintel notebook manufacturers in the mid-1990s.[7][8]

Macintosh Portable
The Macintosh Portable was the first Apple machine to use a trackball, essentially a large palm-sized, upside-down ball mouse. The trackball was removable and could be placed on either side of the keyboard, or removed and a number pad installed in its place.[9]
PowerBook
The PowerBook line scaled down the trackball to be thumb-sized and included one in every portable from 1991 to 1995 when it was phased out in favor of the trackpad.[10]
Pippin controller ("Apple Jack")
The Pippin, developed by Apple, had a gamepad with a built-in trackball. Versions were made which connected via the Pippin's AppleJack childproof ADB connector, infrared, and normal ADB.[11]

Trackpads

Apple pioneered the use of trackpads in personal computers in the mid-1990s.[12]

PowerBook, iBook, MacBook
A trackpad wheel on an iPod Nano 2G
The built-in "mouse" on all Apple portables since 1995. The trackpad has been modified to match the color of the case, traditionally black, it turned white with the iBook and MacBook and aluminum with the PowerBook G4 and MacBook Pro. The MacBook Air introduced a multi-touch trackpad with gesture support, which has since spread to the rest of Apple's portable products. Like Apple's single-button mice, all of their trackpads have no more than one button (though some early PowerBooks had a second physical button, it was electrically the same as the primary button) also like Apple's new mice, their latest trackpads—beginning with the unibody MacBooks and MacBook Pros—eliminated physical buttons.[12]
Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh
The only desktop Macintosh not to require a mouse. The Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh instead has a trackpad which can lock into the palm rest of its keyboard.[13]
iPod
Starting with the iPod 2G, the mechanical scroll wheel was replaced with a wheel-shaped trackpad. Starting from the iPod 3G, the media control buttons and menu button were also made to be touch sensitive. On the iPod 4G and newer, it has the media control buttons and the menu button built-in to it (doing away with the touch sensitive media control buttons and menu button).[14]
Magic Trackpad
Apple's Magic Trackpad.
In late July 2010, Apple released its first wireless, external trackpad. 80% larger than the MacBook trackpads of the time, it matches the end-on profile of the Apple Wireless keyboard. It was discontinued when the Magic Trackpad 2 was released.
Magic Trackpad 2
On October 13, 2015, Apple released a second-generation Trackpad with Force Touch technology and charging via a Lightning connector. It is an alternative to the Magic Mouse and can currently be chosen as the included pointing device (either replacing the Magic Mouse or being bundled alongside it) as a build-to-order option with Apple's desktop computer lineup (for the Mac Mini, it is shipped alongside it in its standard retail box as the Mac Mini doesn't come with any accessories as standard). It can also be ordered separately. The Magic Mouse 2 was later renamed to just Magic Mouse.
Magic Keyboard with Trackpad for iPad
On April 22, 2020, Apple released an iPad accessory combining the Magic Keyboard and the multitouch Trackpad with a case for front and back protection.

Touchscreens

Newton, eMate
In 1993 the Apple Newton used a precision touchscreen which required a rigid and moderately sharp object for input, such as a fingernail or its included stylus. The Newton's touchscreen interaction was equivalent to a simple graphics tablet, and was used to affect what eventually became the most widely lauded handwriting recognition system on the market. This technology eventually found its way onto the Macintosh in the form of MacOS 10.2's Inkwell feature.[15]
iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, iPod Nano
The iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and iPod Nano incorporate multi-touch touch screens for iOS's gesture-based interfaces.[16]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Edwards, Benj (March 1, 2013). "Tablets, Mice, and Trackpads: The evolution of Apple pointing devices". Macworld. IDG Communications. https://www.macworld.com/article/220496/tablets-mice-and-trackpads-the-evolution-of-apple-pointing-devices.html. Retrieved March 19, 2022. 
  2. ↑ Staff writer (September 1986). "Apple II Hardware: Miscellaneous". Computing Now! (Moorshead Publications) 4 (6): 161. https://archive.org/details/ComputingNow1986-09/page/n162/. 
  3. ↑ Staff writer (November 23, 1981). "Peripherals". InfoWorld 3 (27): 60. https://books.google.com/books?id=Vj0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA60. 
  4. ↑ Staff writer (October 3, 1979). "Intelligent Graphics Tablet for the Apple II". Intelligent Machines Journal (15): 15. https://books.google.com/books?id=Jz4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA15. 
  5. ↑ Loyola, Roma (April 1997). "Bandai @World: Underwhelming Pippin fails to impress". MacUser (ZDNet) 13 (4): 28. https://archive.org/details/MacUser9704April1997/page/n31/. 
  6. ↑ Smith, Ernie (January 17, 2018). "The Story of the Trackball, Canada's Earliest Gift to Computing". Vice Motherboard. Vice Media. https://www.vice.com/en/article/mbp4qn/the-story-of-the-trackball-canadas-earliest-gift-to-computing. Retrieved March 19, 2022. 
  7. ↑ Siracusa, John (October 6, 2003). "15-inch Aluminum PowerBook G4". Ars Technica. Condé Nast. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2003/10/pbg4/. Retrieved March 19, 2022. 
  8. ↑ Hormby, Tom (July 11, 2016). "Birth of the PowerBook: How Apple Took Over the Portable Market in 1991". Low End Mac. https://lowendmac.com/2016/birth-of-the-powerbook-how-apple-took-over-the-portable-market-in-1991/. Retrieved March 19, 2022. 
  9. ↑ Clifford, Sarah Hutchinson (1993). Microcomputer Essentials. R. D. Irwin. p. 36. ISBN 0256142947. https://archive.org/details/microcomputeress0000clif/page/36/. 
  10. ↑ Maki, Ken (1998). Macintosh Revelations. Wiley. p. 33. ISBN 0471195634. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Macintosh_Revelations/HwseN4L9KkYC. 
  11. ↑ Villas-Boas, Antonio (June 30, 2017). "Apple Made a Games Console Called Pippin in 1996". Insider (Business Insider). https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-made-a-games-console-called-pippin-in-1996-2017-6. Retrieved March 19, 2022. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Faas, Ryan (July 8, 2008). "Secrets of the Mac trackpad, from iBook to MacBook Air". Computerworld (IDG Communications). https://www.computerworld.com/article/2534654/secrets-of-the-mac-trackpad--from-ibook-to-macbook-air.html. Retrieved March 19, 2022. 
  13. ↑ Brownlee, John (December 6, 2016). "The Jony Ive Computer Apple Didn't Include in Its Monograph". Fast Company (Mansueto Ventures). https://www.fastcompany.com/3066213/the-one-jony-ive-computer-apple-didnt-include-in-its-monograph. Retrieved March 19, 2022. 
  14. ↑ Kahney, Leander (2009). Inside Steve's Brain. Penguin. p. 224. ISBN 1101140194. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Inside_Steve_s_Brain/390ISyA-CUEC. 
  15. ↑ O'Grady, Jason (2009). Apple Inc.. Greenwood Press. p. 94. ISBN 0313362440. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Apple_Inc/BL7HpqQvU34C. 
  16. ↑ Warner, Timothy L. (2013). The Unauthorized Guide to iPhone, iPad, and iPod Repair. Que. p. 12. ISBN 0789750732. https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Unauthorized_Guide_to_IPhone_IPad_an/Bg5vAQAAQBAJ. 




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