Wednesday, August 12, 2009

The computer mouse

You just might be using it to scroll to this blog post. Do you know who invented the computer mouse? Answer after the jump.

Among Douglas C. Engelbart's two dozen patents is one for a "X-Y Position for a Display System" which is a prototype for the mouse. Although the device was invented in 1968, Engelbart's brainchild was not popularized until Apple used it in 1984.

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