[SIGCIS-Members] First Use of Gloved "Mickey Mouse" Hand in GUIs

[Matthew Kirschenbaum]

William H. Sherman has worked on that symbol in relation to the manicule;
see his book Used Books. Don't have it with me though so I don't know what
conclusions he comes to. Matt



On Wednesday, April 30, 2014, Jacob Gaboury <jacob.gaboury at nyu.edu> wrote:

> A friend is looking for the first use in GUIs of the gloved hand (with
> three lines) as a mouse cursor. I believe the ungloved hand icon is from
> Susan Kare's work on HyperCard, but when it became the more cartoonish
> glove design is unclear. Anyone happen to know?
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> Jacob Gaboury
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> Media, Culture, and Communication
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> New Museum for Contemporary Art
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