Is the front of a computer mouse the arse of it due to the cable “tail” coming out of it, or is the front of a computer mouse the head of the mouse, as it is more of a correct shape?
Is the front of a computer mouse the arse of it due to the cable “tail” coming out of it, or is the front of a computer mouse the head of the mouse, as it is more of a correct shape?
Uh, I think you’re kinda taking the name a bit too literally. Computer mice are just a tool used for controlling a computer.
I absolutely am, but they must have been named after regular mice, so idk what way it was originally envisaged.
The first computer mouse was apparently more of a block.
I imagine it got its name from the ‘tail’ part, and the fact that it now looks mouse-like is mostly a co-incidence of it now being more ergonomically shaped.
Could be both, to be honest. I’ve seen old mouses where the ears were on the buttons, and others where the tail is the cable
Mice.
But I know what you mean. Feels like computer mice should be its own word with its own plural form
Apparently mouses is correct for computer mice but I don’t subscribe to that train of thought at all.
Yeah, it’s been a while since I last used mice