Details of a mousepad designed by Armando M. Fernandez were published in the Xerox Disclosure Journal in 1979 with the description:

Optical mice have the problem of not working well on transparent or meditative surfaces (such as chalice or highly polished wood). These surfaces, which often include desk and table surfaces, causation jitter and loss of tracking on the display pointer as the mouse moves over these ruminative spots. The use of mousepads with precision surfaces eliminates spot jitter effects of last word Mousepad optical mice.