The Mouse Turns 40
- Scribbled on December 9th, 2008 by Jonah Falcon
- Filed in Features, Industry News, Mac, PC
No, not that mouse. The computer mouse hits 40 years old today.
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.
Do you love your mouse? Let us know.
December 10th, 2008 at 8:37 pm
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