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Interfaces & HCI · Recorded milestone

Computer mouse

Recorded year1964

Douglas Engelbart's team builds a wooden box with wheels to point on screen.

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Built on

Stored-program computerRecorded · 1948requires
Light penRecorded · 1955enables

Led to

Graphical user interfaceRecorded · 1973enables
Force-feedback hapticsRecorded · 1994enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.