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"The mouse cursor itself became a bitmapped image, and for the first time took the familiar diagonal-pointing arrow shape we know today, as well as morphing int
by dangelov 13y ago
"The mouse cursor itself became a bitmapped image, and for the first time took the familiar diagonal-pointing arrow shape we know today, as well as morphing into other shapes depending on the task being performed."
From ArsTechnica's article. Though it doesn't say WHY either.
http://arstechnica.com/features/2005/05/gui/3/ http://arstechnica.com/features/2005/05/gui/3/