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The Mouse Hits 40-Year Milestone

Posted December 09, 2008 10:24 AM

From BBC News | Technology | World Edition:

On 9 December 1968 hi-tech visionary Douglas Engelbart first used one to demonstrate novel ways of working with computers. The first mouse that Dr Engelbart used in the demo at the Fall Joint Computer Conference (FJCC) was made of wood and had one button. Much of the technology shown off in the demo inspired the creation of the hardware and software now widely used.

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12/10/2008 7:57 AM

And Apple is still using only one button.

Chorded keyboard anybody?

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12/10/2008 3:13 PM

What did the poor old milestone do to the mouse ?

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