On this day in 1970,
Douglas Engelbart patented the "X-Y position indicator"...
which came to be known as the computer mouse!
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This piece of history made me chuckle, because for my children, "mouse" (as in computer tool, not furry rodent) has always been a part of their vocabulary, and using the mouse was a skill they both learned in toddlerhood. Someday they'll look back at my generation and marvel that we were born way back when computers were not a standard household appliance!
2 comments:
No kidding! For "M" share day at school, Hannah took an old "mouse" which has been designated as an outdoor pull-toy!
The 70's were so cutting edge...now they sound old!
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