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Organization: Penn State University
Date: Monday, 1 Oct 1990 09:47:31 EDT
From: Jeremy Crampton <ELE@psuvm.psu.edu>
Message-ID: <90274.094731ELE@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: The Mouse -- What is its History?

Hi, I'm a relatively new mac user (past several months) and I have
a question.  I was reading an article on GIS (Geographic Information
Systems) which alluded to the fact that the mouse took 15 years to
develop (but that was ok, sort of, because the wheel took 5,000).

Ignoring the wheel for now, what is the history of the mouse?  Did it
really take 15 years?  This seems a long time to me.  Anyone know of
any good sources which tell the story of the mouse, or want to post a
precis here?

Thanks,

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jeremy..                                                ele@psuvm.psu.edu