Re: Illogic

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From: Steinar Bang
Date: Tue, 07 May 1991 13:47

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>>>>> amanda@visix.com (Amanda Walker) writes:
[...]
Amanda> I'm getting a little tired of this steering wheel
Amanda> analogy--it's more analogous to someone claiming sole rights
Amanda> to the mouse.  But anyway...

Ah, but the mouse *is* pattented (by Doug Engelbart at SRI in 1964 (I think)).
The work at SRI (Stanford Research Institute) predated an in many ways
inspired the Xerox PARC project.

- Steinar

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Subject: Re: Illogic
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