News about Douglas Engelbart

At a £147,000 auction, a computer mouse that inspired Steve Jobs to design Apple's first mice sold well with bidders. Douglas Engelbart, a programmer who pioneered the controller system, developed the early mouse and code keyset. On Thursday, a lot sold for around 12 times less than half of what was expected in a bid by Boston-based RR Auction. Engelbart's rare, early three-button computer mouse locates the cursor's location on the bottom, rather than a ball or optical light that would be used later. The code keyset includes five keys for key-press typing and entering commands, allowing 31 key-press combinations.