The first semi-commercial use of the mouse was at PARC on the Alto in 1971. Bill hadn't dropped out of Harvard yet. Sorry guys and gals, our history just fascinates me. I believe the book is "Dealers of Lighting", a real treasure.
"From The Sunny Side Of The Street!" Cliff P. -----Original Message----- From: Cliff Partlow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 10:33 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Mouse history (was: Most impactful technology Was: Silverlight?) Importance: High The mouse was invented at PARC in 68 or 69. A wooden block with 2 knobs connected to potentiometers. No, I am not that old. Just paying respect to the Giants who led the way............. "From The Sunny Side Of The Street!" Cliff P. -----Original Message----- From: Scot Parsons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 10:17 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Mouse history (was: Most impactful technology Was: Silverlight?) I agree...neutering the mouse was huge. -----Original Message----- From: Ben Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 1:13 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Mouse history (was: Most impactful technology Was: Silverlight?) On Dec 31, 2007 2:43 AM, Marc Maiffret <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Microsoft did however "invent" and patent the horizontal scroll wheel. Somebody here still has an ancient mouse (DE-9 serial connector) with two scroll wheels (one for horizontal), so I don't think Microsoft invented that, either. :) Still, I think it might be fair to say that Microsoft popularized the idea of the scroll wheel. I've said said before that I think the most useful technology to hit the PC hardware scene in the past 20 years is the optical mouse. :) -- Ben ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
