RE: [OT] History of the mouse

[Juha Saarinen]

> Thanks for all the replies.  My notes are at home, from memory 
> here are the
> seemingly reliable bits:
> 
> The mouse was probably developed by Englebart at SRI in the mid 60's
> (1965?).  Someone said it was a cheap replacement for the lightpen which
> had been in use for some time.  By 1968 there were references to 
> it elsewhere.

<snip> Has it been mentioned that the original mouse was made out of wood?

-- Juha


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