The first computer mouse
Chapter 1
The wooden block of 1964
View / Create
Answer
Chapter 2
The Xerox PARC refinement
View / Create
Answer
Chapter 3
The democratic click
View / Create
Answer
Chapter 4
Beyond the wire
View / Create
Answer
YOUR GOAL
Master of The first computer mouse
Ch 1 · The wooden block of 1964
steve The First Computer Mouse
Roll that block, roll that block, Two wheels guide the screen!
Fun Fact
First mouse patent: The patent for the mouse was filed in 1967, but Douglas Engelbart never received any royalties because it expired before personal computers became popular.
Glossary
mouse (noun)
A handheld device that controls the movement of a cursor on a computer display. Bill English built the first wooden prototype in 1964 at the Stanford Research Institute.
A handheld device that controls the movement of a cursor on a computer display. Bill English built the first wooden prototype in 1964 at the Stanford Research Institute.
Quiz
In what year was the first computer mouse prototype built at the Stanford Research Institute?
Quiz
What was the nickname of the famous 1968 live demonstration where the computer mouse made its public debut?
Quiz
Who designed the physical wooden prototype of the first mouse based on Douglas Engelbart's ideas?