Computing History & Legendary BugsComputing History
The Mother of All Demos
In 1968 one man showed the mouse, hypertext and video calls
In 1968, long before home computers, one man clicked a mouse on a stage. What else did he show the world that day?
You'll find out
- What the first mouse was made of
- What a 1968 video call looked like
- How long everyone else took to catch up
Why it matters
Much of what you do on a screen today was shown live in 1968. Ideas often run decades ahead of products.
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