The Mother of All Demos
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"The Mother of All Demos" was a landmark computer demonstration, named retroactively, of developments by Stanford Research Institute's Augmentation Research Center. It was presented at the Association
Engelbart practicing for the demo
The first prototype of a computer mouse, as designed by Bill English from Douglas Engelbart's sketches
Douglas Engelbart in 2008, at the 40th anniversary celebrations of "The Mother of All Demos" in San Francisco
Computer mouse
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A computer mouse is a hand-held pointing device that detects two-dimensional motion relative to a surface. This motion is typically translated into the motion of the pointer on a display, which allows
The Mother of All Demos
…fundamental elements of modern personal computing, including windows, hypertext, graphics, efficient navigation and command input, video conferencing, the computer mouse, word processing, dynamic file linking, revision control, and a collaborative real-time editor. Engelbart's presentation was the first to publicly…
A wired computer mouse with two buttons (left and right), a scroll wheel (which functions as a button when pressed) and a cable to plug into the computer
A wireless computer mouse
A computer mouse is named for its resemblance to the rodent.
Inventor Douglas Engelbart holding the first computer mouse, showing the wheels that make contact with the working surface