2008/9/23 Bruce Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

> Actually, the mouse was developed to control an early hypertext system
> at SRI in 1967.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_(computing)#Early_mice gives:

Douglas Engelbart at the Stanford Research Institute invented the
mouse in 1963 after extensive usability testing. He never received any
royalties for it, as his patent ran out before it became widely used
in personal computers.

Dr. Matt...
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