Mouse Systems

Mouse Systems Corporation, formerly Rodent Associates, was founded in 1982 by Steve Kirsch, inventor of the optical mouse. The company was responsible for bringing the mouse to the IBM PC for the first time. Mouse Systems' optical mouse, wired to a Sun workstation and an Atari 400 running Missile Command, attracted many observers at the October, 1982 Mini/Micro '82 conference in Anaheim, attended by over 10,000 people—and won a "best new product" award. KYE Systems, producer of the Genius brand of mice, acquired Mouse Systems in 1990.

Mouse Systems

Mouse Systems Corporation, formerly Rodent Associates, was founded in 1982 by Steve Kirsch, inventor of the optical mouse. The company was responsible for bringing the mouse to the IBM PC for the first time. Mouse Systems' optical mouse, wired to a Sun workstation and an Atari 400 running Missile Command, attracted many observers at the October, 1982 Mini/Micro '82 conference in Anaheim, attended by over 10,000 people—and won a "best new product" award. KYE Systems, producer of the Genius brand of mice, acquired Mouse Systems in 1990.