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Digital Planet: The Mouse at 50

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Prototype of the first mouse computer presented in 1968 (invented in 1963 by Douglas C. Engelbart)

25/12/2018 GMT

The Mouse at 50

BBC World Service - Digital Planet, The Mouse at 50

The mouse is 50 years old, but how will we interface in the future?

The mouse is 50 years old and revolutionised the way we use computers, but how will we interface in the future?

Fifty years ago Doug Engelbart, engineer and inventor from the Augmentation Research Center Lab, gave what has become known as the “mother of all demos” – a demonstration of many computing concepts - such as the mouse, text links, and videoconferencing, that today we take for granted. Yet despite this landmark showcase it took another twenty years for the mouse to come into our homes and offices. Click looks back the development of the mouse and how interfaces may change in the future.

Producer: Ania Lichtarowicz

Image: Prototype of the first mouse computer presented in 1968 (invented in 1963 by Douglas C. Engelbart)                           
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