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«The mouse, the graphical user interface, and the drop-down menu were all born at PARC—but it was Apple and Microsoft that commercialized them and made them cor
by bromagosa 15y ago
«The mouse, the graphical user interface, and the drop-down menu were all born at PARC—but it was Apple and Microsoft that commercialized them and made them cornerstone inventions of the PC industry.»
The mouse was never invented at PARC! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Engelbart http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Engelbart
- Pedrom 15y agoThanks for the link... it was very informative! However, Xerox PARC did progress with the research: "Engelbart slipped into relative obscurity after 1976. Several of Engelbart's researchers became alienated from him and left his organization for Xerox PARC, in part due to frustration, and in part due to differing views of the future of computing. " But granted... they weren't the ones who invented or patented it although they were a key actor putting all pieces together.
- stewbrew 15y agoIt seems the ball mouse was: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_mouse#Mechanical_mice http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_mouse#Mechanical_mice