Did you know … the mouse turned 40 ~

The first mouse was debuted to the public on December 9, 1968, by scientist Douglas Engelbart of Stanford Research Institute.  It took until around 1983 for it to catch on and, of course, computing has never been the same.  It’s hard to remember what it was like to not have a mouse to use with your computer.  The last 20 years have seen “mice” become larger, smaller, with track balls and without, ergonomic and not and now laser and who knows what is yet to come.

Above is Engelbart’s first prototype mouse (held by its inventor). Note the square shape, hand-crafted wood case and giant wheel inside. The part of this little beast that most resembles a modern mouse is the taillike cord that gave it its name.  Source:  MSN.com.

 However, I do miss my Corvette mouse with the blinking lights and race track sounds and horn -