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- The mouse's debut
In 1968, at the Stanford Research Institute, Douglas Englebart gave a public demonstration of the computer system he and his team had been working on which included the first outing for the mouse — “I don't know why we call it a mouse. It started that way and we never changed it.” He also showed off hyperlinking, collaboration over a network and a method of inputting text by chording, among other features. You can watch a video of the presentation at Stanford's MouseSite. Even if you're not particularly techy, it's fascinating to see this 34 year old video of what was then the cutting edge.
In Misc on 19 November 2002. 1 comment. Permalink