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🖥️ The Humble Beginnings of the Mouse

🖥️ The Humble Beginnings of the Mouse

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May 31, 2025
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Did you know the first-ever computer mouse was invented in 1964 by American engineer Douglas Engelbart—and it was made of wood?

This early prototype looked nothing like today’s sleek devices. It was a small rectangular wooden block with just one button on top and two perpendicular wheels underneath to track motion along the X and Y axes. Engelbart called…

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