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This is a link post The Buxton Collection
Can you remember a time without smartphones, mp3 players or desktop computers?

The Buxton Collection celebrates 35 years of gadgets that inspired modern day tech. Curated by Bill Buxton (Principal Researcher for Microsoft), his collection contains numerous input and interactive devices and helps span the history of pen computing, pointing devices and touch technologies.

From the early mouse, to the first smart phone, kooky keyboards, right-up to the tablet computers of today - Buxton's collection is a fascinating treasure trove of gadgets from the golden era.
 (redflame, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 13:42, Reply)
This is a normal post This was really interesting.
Have a vague recollection that IBM Warwick used to hold a similar collection but just of their own devices. The special keyboard they developed to input (shot by shot) important matches at Wimbledon was quite nicely done, if I remember rightly.
 (I helped save b3ta! prince-igor si tacuisses, philosophus mansisses, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:05, Reply)
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that's reet good that is. kerlick
 (Alphabet Soap boshboshboshbosh, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:05, Reply)
This is a normal post Interesting.
I thought he might have had an Atari joystick though.
 (I helped save b3ta! Smallbrainfield, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:12, Reply)
This is a normal post Or a Zipstick
Or one of the Saitek Cyborgs.
Or a Microsoft Sidewinder force-feedback.
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:19, Reply)
This is a normal post Kempston Competition Pro
had arcade style buttons, though.
 (I helped save b3ta! Smallbrainfield, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:24, Reply)
This is a normal post Or a Kempston
;)
 (asciifaceofbob bob bob bob bob bob bob bob, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:26, Reply)
This is a normal post I'm giggling like a schoolboy
Looking at the image for the 3M ergonomic mouse
 (rogers nelson is the unexpected item in your bagging area, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:47, Reply)
This is a normal post :( I thought this was going to be an archive of Adam Buxton stuff
It's still good, mind.
 (I helped save b3ta! Fishcat Difficult difficult lemon difficult., Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:17, Reply)