
The mouse was the
original idea of Doug
Engelbart who was the
head of the Augmentation
Research Center (ARC) at
Stanford Research
Institute. Engelbart's
philosophy is best
embodied, in my opinion,
in the design of another
device that he invented,
the five-finger keyboard
- with keys like a piano,
used by one hand. The
problem was, Engelbart's
five-finger keyboard and
mouse combination was
very difficult to learn.
Apr. 10, 2008 09:15 AM Reads: 11,092 Replies: 6