Who invented the computer mouse

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Doug Engelbart invented and patented what he called the "x-y position indicator," the device we now call a computer "mouse." ChaCha ciao!

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Source: CNN - Inventor of computer 'mouse' finally cashes a big check - Apr. 9, 1997 | www.cnn.com

Description: Doug Engelbart who invented and patented what he called the "x-y position indicator."

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The first computer mouse was invented by Douglas Engelbart in 1968. Thanks, ChaCha!

Mar 08 2009, 06:40am | Source: Inventor Douglas Engelbart | www.ideafinder.com

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