Mouse 04.P for the Poisk

A rare Parus-made mouse for the Poisk computer.

An extremely rare mouse. Even among fans of the Poisk computer, few know a branded mouse existed for it.

Mouse 04.P for the Poisk — photo 1

Mouse 04.P for the Poisk — photo 2

It was made by the now-defunct Parus instrument-making plant in Sevastopol. Its 1990s range was typical for such enterprises: computers for military satellites, submarine control software, sewing machines, clockwork toys and ZX Spectrum clones. In this case, the Parus home gaming computer.

Mouse 04.P for the Poisk — photo 3

The computer's documentation didn't provide for a mouse, so there was presumably some collaboration with Kyiv's Elektronmash.

Mouse 04.P for the Poisk — photo 4

Inside, everything uses the cheapest possible components, especially the buttons. They are even worse than those in the ES 1849 mouse. Although this example came from storage, its right button is almost dead.

Mouse 04.P for the Poisk — photo 5

Translated from the original Russian post.

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