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Jessy169

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2. May the Mouse be with you

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Wed Jul 3, 2013, 04:28 PM

Jul 2013

I can see Mr. Englebart standing at the Pearly Gates, and St. Peter scrolling through the list of accepted newbies using the mouse wheel.

Seriously, what a great contribution to mankind. 88 years -- that is a full life. May he rest in peace.

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Douglas Engelbart, Inventor of Computer Mouse, Has Died [View all] Hissyspit Jul 2013 OP

I was just about to post. mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2013 #1

May the Mouse be with you Jessy169 Jul 2013 #2

We all owe him a huge debt. eggplant Jul 2013 #3

We're losing them one by one ... eppur_se_muova Jul 2013 #4

Doug Engelbart, Bob Taylor RILib Jul 2013 #5

Yeah, add to those two men TM99 Jul 2013 #8

RIP mouse man. L0oniX Jul 2013 #6

Amazing - from the NY Times obit ---1968 presentation “the mother of all demos.” underpants Jul 2013 #7

Who will mourn the inventor of the "pointing stick rubber nub thingie"? JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2013 #9

Dunno. kentauros Jul 2013 #10

No one, because its inventor was clearly Satan. Arkana Jul 2013 #11