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jan 1, 1968 - The Mouse

Description:

First publicly shown in 1968 by its inventor, Douglas C. Engelbart who had made it in 1964, 20 years before it was sent to Apple.


- Although overseen today, it was a tool never seen before to help navigate a computer
- Allowed for more natural navigation around a computer
-- One of the first computer appliances to accompany the computing machine along with the keyboard invented in 1868.

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Date:

jan 1, 1968
Now
~ 57 years ago