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The first prototype of the mouse was created in 1936 by Douglas Engelbart.
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The first mouse was marketed in 1970
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The next mouse that won the market was marketed with the personals computers Xerox, that was the first compuiter with a graphic interface.
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Apple released their first model of computer that includes a mouse. The mouse use a metal ball instead a rubber ball. This is the model that established the standard of a single button mouse for the next 20 years.
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Agilent develops the first optical mouse sensor that works without need for a special pad, providing a breakthrough for the optical tracking revolution. This LED-based sensor and its successors would later be used in rodents from Microsoft, Logitech, Apple, and other companies.