Concept stub
Computer Mouse
Human–Computer Interaction
The pointing device Engelbart and English built in 1964.
Computer Mouse — The pointing device Engelbart and English built in 1964.
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Appears in
Xerox PARC, 1970. The invention that fit, and the ones that walked out.
Origins
In 1960, Engelbart ran the numbers. Moore's Law is the half we kept.
Origins
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