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    Co-inventor of computer mouse, William English, passes away

    Computer pioneer orchestrated "The Mother of All Demos" at SRI back in 1968.
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    Re: Co-inventor of computer mouse, William English, passes away

    He was called William English but he was an American. I feel cheated.

    Edit: Any relationship to Johnny?
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    Re: Co-inventor of computer mouse, William English, passes away

    elf and safety would have a fit if they saw his workstation. who signed that setup off?

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    Re: Co-inventor of computer mouse, William English, passes away

    Ooooh... he's rocking a nice dual-monitor rig too!

    The elf and safety people should also take a look at Razer's "Turret" keyboard/mouse-on-a-lapboard thingy - as Razer clearly nicked the idea from the topmost image in this article ;-)

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    Re: Co-inventor of computer mouse, William English, passes away

    actually watched this things up there, and have to say I even found it interesting ♥

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    Re: Co-inventor of computer mouse, William English, passes away

    Oooh, I think there might be a market for a mouse like that.

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    Re: Co-inventor of computer mouse, William English, passes away

    RIP Sir, thank you for your innovation.

    A crucial tool for GUI navigation.

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    Re: Co-inventor of computer mouse, William English, passes away

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    RIP Sir, thank you for your innovation.

    A crucial tool for GUI navigation.
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