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Currently Playing: Logitech C7 Mouse (1985) – Alive & Clicking After 40 Years! (... and a bit of PC AT restoration)

In this episode, I take a look at the Logitech C7 Mouse from 1985, a period-correct accessory for my IBM PC AT. While Microsoft's green-eyed mouse from 1983 would have been a more ideal match, the C7 was an affordable competitor at the time. After a deep clean and driver installation, I put this nearly 40-year-old serial mouse to the test. Alongside exploring the history of computer mice, I'll take another look at my IBM PC AT restoration, where I'll be using a quirky scam item to clean up the keycaps of an original IBM AT keyboard. Can this retro mouse still hold up today? Watch to find out! 📅 Next time on THE PHINTAGE COLLECTOR: Exploring into Windows/286 and getting it to run on my IBM PC AT. 🔔 Subscribe for more retro hardware adventures! 00:00 Intro 00:38 PC Mice: A Historic Retrospective 02:06 The C7 Mouse At A Glance 03:00 The Logitech C7 Mouse Drivers 04:35 Connecting the C7 Mouse 05:11 Drivers Setup 06:37 The Logitech C7 & PC Paintbrush 07:20 The IBM PC AT Restoration Callback: The Model F Keyboard 10:36 Conclusion / Next on TPC To support TPC, check out all my options on https://www.youtube.com/@THEPHINTAGECOLLECTOR/join This video was made possible with support by: THE PHINTAGE ENTHUSIASTS: Alisha Manuela Stutz @alishamanuelastutz Christian Zerrahn @JARVIS1187 David Shell @TheMinocula Waseem al sammane @wsammane THE PHINTAGE SUPPORTERS: HMK @hmichaelkraut7968 Jack Rosenthal @JackRosenthal1 Luke Granger-Brown @luke_gb Matthew Veety @MatthewVeety MS-DOS Manfred @msdosm4nfred Steven Glogger @sglogger Tim Hull @hulltim2 Wobinu Films @WobinuFilms xcalibur839 @xcalibur839 Z098 @Z098 Visit also THE PHINTAGE COLLECTOR website at https://www.thephintagecollector.ch for insights into my retro computer collection. Copyright @ 2025 THE PHINTAGE COLLECTOR, Gianpaolo Del Matto. All rights reserved. Individual Copyrights apply for referenced material (see links). Theme Music composed by Abdallah El-Ghannam. https://www.fiverr.com/abdallahghannam Additional music featured by rootkitty: https://soundcloud.com/rootkitty Links: PC Mice in general: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_mouse https://tedium.co/2021/11/12/trackball-input-device-history/ https://www.connect-professional.de/markt/die-geschichte-der-computermaus-40-jahre-und-kein-ende-in-sicht.224174/seite-2.html Logitech: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logitech https://www.logitech.com/assets/41043/logitechs-top-30-moments-july-2011.pdf Logitech C7 Mouse: (Page 16/17) https://archive.org/details/nzbitsandbytes-6-06/page/n15/mode/2up https://dfarq.homeip.net/logitech-c7-mouse-so-bad-its-good/ https://theretroweb.com/expansioncards/s/logitech-bus-mouse-card http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/logitech/mouse/Logitech_Logimouse_C7_Firmware_Rev_3.0_Jan86.pdf http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/logitech/mouse/Logitech_Mouse_Users_Manual_Feb87.pdf Other References for Historic Systems: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerox_Alto https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Lisa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh_128K Bonus Facts: PC Floppy Drives insights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floppy_disk#5%C2%BC-inch_floppy_disk http://brutmanlabs.org/Diskettes/Diskette_handling.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_floppy_disk_formats#Physical_composition About the Microsoft Mouse: https://www.microsoft.com/buxtoncollection/detail.aspx?id=134 https://blog.hnf.de/die-maeuse-von-microsoft/ https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/40663/Microsoft-Mouse-Windows-286/ Old Drivers & Software: https://www.vogonsdrivers.com/index.php?catid=68&menustate=28,26 https://winworldpc.com/product/logitec-mouseware/3x https://archive.org/download/logipaint-set-pc-paintbrush-iii-with-logitech-c7-mouse