Judy Perry wrote:

> On Sun, 1 Aug 2004, Ken Norris (dialup) wrote:
>
>
>>The 'mouse' idea was 'stolen' from Xerox, though.
>>
> Wasn't the mouse idea 'stolen' from Englebart? (Doug?)

Yes, as far as I know.

I have a copy of the videotape of his presentation of the first mouse-driven OS in 1967 (apparently he had invented the mouse several years earlier but then needed to write an OS to use it on <g>).

If you come to one of our LA RUG meetings I'll show it. :)

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