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• The History of the Computer Mouse and the Prototype for Windows - Douglas Engelbart
By Mary Bellis

In 1964, the first prototype computer mouse was made to use with a graphical user interface. Douglas Engelbart's computer mouse received patent # 3,541,541 on November 17, 1970 for a "X-Y Position Indicator For A Display System"

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