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Re:Apple Introduces What It Calls an Easier to Use Portable ... by ghaff on Tuesday October 25, 2016 @12:15AM (#12785239)
The Click Wheel wasn't until the 4G though in 2004. That was my first and that's arguably when the iPod really broke out.
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Re:Apple Introduces What It Calls an Easier to Use Portable ... by shawabawa3 on Tuesday October 25, 2016 @08:55AM (#12787501)
Pretty sure the 1st iPod had the click wheel. It was a mechanical wheel with a separate button in the middle to click.

The 2004 ones were touch wheels with tap sensors

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Re:Apple Introduces What It Calls an Easier to Use Portable ... by ghaff on Tuesday October 25, 2016 @09:19AM (#12787677)
Yes, but it's the 4G and successors that AFAIK had the selector that was dubbed the "Click Wheel." Previous models had a mechanical scroll wheel that looked somewhat similar and which incrementally added touch functions but when people talk about the click wheel they're normally referring to the tap sensors in the iPod Mini & the 4G and followons.
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