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Location: NJ | . . . to the computer mouse.
40 years old today.
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Location: South of most, North of few | cordless? |
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Location: Cincinnati | Break out the cheese! |
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | And me!!! 41 today :)
I need a present, now let me think... |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Thanks, Mr Englebart.
Never received a dime for it.
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by dweezil:
And me!!! 41 today :)
I need a present, now let me think... Get yourself a wireless mighty-mouse. |
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | I was think of something a little more guitar shaped... |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | HFB! |
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Location: NW of Philadelphia | So that makes Carpel Tunnel Syndrome... 39? |
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Location: closely held secret | Actually, it's 44 (invented in '64, first patent in '70).
First system with an integrated mouse was the Xerox 8010 Star workstation in 1981. Ironically Xerox didn't see the future potential in it, and the first personal computer to ship with a mouse was the Apple in 1984 - basically a PC version of the Star - effectively putting Xerox out of the computer business...
...but I still prefer the Logitech wireless Trackball I use at work... |
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| The first trackball - 1952 - Cranston, Longstaff & Taylor of the Royal Canadian Navy's DATAR project (yes, that's a bowling ball)
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | You wouldn't believe the things that have been invented in Canada then found fame elsewhere.
Snowballs? WE used to wear 'em!
Someone else thought of the throwing.....
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | The Bowling Ball Circa 5200 B.C.
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Happy Birthday . . .