When did the computer mouse get its name and why?

Mouse technology found its way from Engelbart's lab to the Xerox Corp.'s Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) in 1971, when Bill English, a computer engineer who had worked for Engelbart at SRI, joined PARC. read more

His prediction: the mouse is an endangered species with less than five years before it joins the ranks of the green screen, punch cards and other computer technologies now honorably retired to technology museums after years of faithful service on desktops everywhere. read more

In 1968, a man named Douglas Engelbart created this special tool to help people control their computers. read more

The first computer mouse was given its name by the device’s inventor, Douglas Engelbart. Initially it was named “X-Y Position Indicator for a Display System”. But it didn't went well. read more