This is a note from a meeting on 15 August 1980, with Bill Dresselhaus, about mouse aesthetics. This meeting follows several tests in which prototype mouse were put before users, and their feedback solicited about the shape of the mouse, positioning and shape of buttons, and other ergonomic factors. (The text of the note is transcribed below.)
| 8-15-80 | B. Dresselhaus |
| Mouse aesthetics: | (suggestions, opinions) |
| BUTTONS | emulate disk eject style |
| BUTTON "HOME" | emulate logo nameplate; mouse (if high) or disk slot detail (if low) |
| FACET | try small bevel to "roll" into large rear bevel like top rear of main cabinet |
| FORM | two part housing with belt line, groove and floating/shadow look |
| HANDLE | use subtle recess on sides in both halves for fingers withfacets emulating disk slot recess |
| GENERAL | minimize subtle detailing, not too busy, similar plateaus, radii, facets and forms emulating Lisa facet and disk slot recess, etc. |