Ken Norris (dialup) wrote:
Hi Richard,
Date: Sun, 01 Aug 2004 20:36:56 -0700 From: Richard Gaskin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: 2.5 cursor change
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. :)\
Cool. What if you make a QT movie and post it somewhere?
It's already available in Real format: <http://www.superfastcomputer.com/2003_02_16_previous.html>
(Video links are in the middle of the page)
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