Tsekani malonda

Mbewa yakhala mbali yofunika kwambiri ya makompyuta a Apple kuyambira chitsanzo cha Lisa chinayambitsidwa mu 1983. Kuyambira nthawi imeneyo, kampani ya apulo yakhala ikusintha maonekedwe a mbewa zake. Sikuti zokonda za anthu zasintha pakapita zaka, komanso momwe timalumikizirana ndi ma Mac athu.

Ponena za chitukuko cha mbewa kuyambira 2000, pali anthu ochepa padziko lapansi omwe ali ndi tsatanetsatane wa ndondomeko yonseyi. mmodzi wa iwo ndi Abraham Farag, yemwe kale anali injiniya wotsogolera wa uinjiniya wa kapangidwe kazinthu. Pakali pano ndi director of Sparkfactor Design, katswiri watsopano wokonza zinthu.

Farag ndi amodzi mwa omwe ali ndi patent mbewa yamabatani ambiri. Seva Chipembedzo cha Mac anali ndi mwayi wocheza ndi Farage za nthawi yake ku Apple, ntchito yomwe adagwira kumeneko, komanso kukumbukira kwake kupanga mbewa zamabatani ambiri. Ngakhale zili choncho Jony Ive Wopanga wotchuka kwambiri wa Apple, kampaniyo yakhala ikugwira ntchito ndipo ikupitilizabe kugwiritsa ntchito anthu odziwa zambiri ngati Farag.

Anagwirizana ndi Apple mu March 1999. Anapatsidwa ntchito yopanga mbewa kuti alowe m'malo mwa "puck" (chithunzi pansipa) chomwe chinabwera ndi iMac yoyamba. Izi zidapanga mbewa yoyamba ya Apple "yopanda mabatani". Farag amamukumbukira monga ngozi yosangalatsa.

 “Zonse zidayamba ndi mtundu umodzi womwe tinalibe nthawi yokwanira. Tinapanga ma prototypes asanu ndi limodzi kuti tiwonetse Steve. Iwo anali omalizidwa kotheratu, ndi zokhotera zonse zolekanitsa za mabataniwo. Mitunduyo inasonyezedwanso mu ulaliki womaliza.'

Pa mphindi yomaliza, gulu lopanga lidaganiza zowonjezera chitsanzo chimodzi chomwe chikuwonetsa mawonekedwe apangidwe omwe adapereka maziko ku "puck" yodziwika bwino. Vuto lokhalo linali loti chitsanzocho sichinathe. Gululi silinakhale ndi nthawi yomaliza kufotokoza za mabataniwa kuti amveketse bwino komwe akayikidwe.

"Zinkawoneka ngati zotuwa. Tinkafuna kuika ntchito imeneyi m’bokosi kuti palibe amene angaione,” akukumbukira motero Farag. Komabe, zomwe Jobs anachita zinali zosayembekezereka. "Steve anayang'ana mzere wonse wa chitsanzo ndikuyang'ana pa bizinesi yomwe sinamalize."

"Izi ndi zanzeru. Sitikufuna mabatani aliwonse,” adatero Jobs. “Ukunena zowona, Steve. Palibe mabatani konse, "wina adawonjezera pazokambirana. Ndipo kotero msonkhano unatha.

"Bart Andre, Brian Huppi, ndi ine tinatuluka m'chipindacho ndikuyima m'kholamo, momwe tinayang'ana wina ndi mzake monga, 'Tidzachita bwanji izi?' Chifukwa cha chitsanzo chomwe sichinamalizidwe, tinayenera kupeza njira yopangira mbewa popanda mabatani.

Gulu lonse lidakwanitsa. Apple Pro Mouse (chithunzi pansipa) idagulitsidwa mu 2000. Sikuti inali mbewa yoyamba yopanda batani, inalinso mbewa yoyamba ya Apple kugwiritsa ntchito ma LED kuti azitha kumva kuyenda m'malo mwa mpira. "Gulu la R&D lakhala likugwira ntchito imeneyi kwa zaka pafupifupi khumi," akutero Farag. "Monga momwe ndikudziwira, tinali kampani yoyamba yamagetsi ogula kugulitsa mbewa yoteroyo."

Apple Pro Mouse inali kuchita bwino, koma gululi lidatsimikiza mtima kukankhira lingalirolo mopitilira. Makamaka, adafuna kuchoka pa mbewa popanda mabatani kupita ku mbewa yokhala ndi mabatani ambiri. Kupanga mbewa yoteroyo ndikupangitsa kuti ikhale yokongola nthawi imodzi inali ntchito yovuta. Koma kutsimikizira Steve Jobs inali ntchito yovuta kwambiri.

"Steve anali wokhulupirira kwambiri kuti ngati mupanga UI yabwino, muyenera kuchita chilichonse ndi batani limodzi," akutero Farag. "Chaka cha 2000 chitangotha, panali anthu angapo ku Apple omwe adanena kuti ayambe kugwira ntchito pa mbewa yamabatani ambiri. Koma kukopa kwa Steve kunali ngati nkhondo yachiwembu. Sikuti ndinangomuwonetsa zojambulazo, komanso ndidamutsimikizira za zotsatira zabwino pa AI. "

Ntchitoyi inathera pakulephereka koyambirira. Farag anali ndi msonkhano mu studio yojambula, komwe Jony Ive nayenso analipo, pamodzi ndi atsogoleri a malonda ndi zomangamanga. Farag anati: “Steve sanaitanidwe kumsonkhanowo. "Osati kuti sakanatha - amapita kulikonse pasukulu ya Apple - timangokambirana zomwe sitinkafuna kumuwonetsabe. Tidayang'ana ma prototypes a mbewa zamabatani ambiri ndipo tinali patali kwambiri pakukula - tinali ndi magawo ogwirira ntchito komanso kuyesa kwa ogwiritsa ntchito. Zonse zinayala patebulo.'

Mwadzidzidzi Jobs adadutsa chifukwa amabwerera kuchokera ku msonkhano. Iye adawona ma prototypes patebulo, adayima ndikuyandikira. "Mukuchita chiyani?" Adafunsa atazindikira zomwe amawona.

"M'chipindamo munali chete," akutero Farag. “Palibe amene ankafuna kukhala chitsiru choterocho. Komabe, pamapeto pake ndinanena kuti zonsezi zinali pempho la dipatimenti yotsatsa malonda komanso kuti inali mbewa yamabatani ambiri. Ndinamuuzanso kuti zonse zimavomerezedwa ndi kampani, choncho tinayamba kukonza. "

Jobs adayang'ana Farago, "Ndikutsatsa. Ndine gulu lazamalonda lamunthu m'modzi. Ndipo sitipanga izi. ”

"Ndiye Steve anapha ntchito yonse. Anamuphulitsatu,” akutero Farag. "Simungathe kuchoka m'chipindamo, pitirizani ntchitoyi ndikuyembekeza kusunga ntchito yanu." Koma kenako anthu adayambanso kumuganizira ndikuyamba kuyesa kutsimikizira Job.

"Podzitchinjiriza Steve - amangofuna zabwino za Apple. Pakatikati pake, sanafune kubwera ndi chinthu chomwe kampani ina iliyonse imapereka. Ankafuna kudumpha mpikisano, zonse ndiukadaulo wanthawiyo," akufotokoza Farag. "Ndikuganiza kwa iye, kutsatira mfundo ya mbewa yokhala ndi batani limodzi inali njira yopangira opanga UI kuti apange china chake choyera komanso chosavuta. Chomwe chinasintha malingaliro ake chinali chakuti ogwiritsa ntchito anali okonzeka kuvomereza mindandanda yazakudya ndi mbewa zokhala ndi mabatani angapo omwe amachita zosiyana. Ngakhale Steve anali wokonzeka kuvomereza izi, sakanavomereza kuti mbewa yatsopanoyo inkafanana ndi ena onse.'

Chinthu chachikulu chomwe chinathandizira kusuntha Jobs chinali ma capacitive sensors omwe ali m'thupi la mbewa. Izi zidakwaniritsa mabatani angapo. Mwanjira ina, nkhaniyi ikukumbutsa mabatani a iPhone, omwe amasintha momwe amafunikira mkati mwa pulogalamu iliyonse. Ndi mbewa zamabatani ambiri, ogwiritsa ntchito apamwamba amatha kukonza zochita za mabatani amodzi, pomwe ogwiritsa ntchito wamba amatha kuwona mbewa ngati batani limodzi lalikulu.

Abraham Farag adachoka ku Apple mu 2005. M'zaka zotsatira, gulu lake linapanga chitsanzo chamakono - Magic Mouse - yomwe inasintha zomwe Farag adathandizira. Mwachitsanzo, trackball pa Mighty Mouse idadzaza ndi fumbi pakapita nthawi zomwe zinali zovuta kuchotsa. Magic Mouse idalowa m'malo mwake ndikuwongolera ma gesture ambiri, ofanana ndi mawonedwe a zida za iOS ndi ma trackpad a MacBook.

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