I just showed Claude to Douglas Engelbart and he punched me in the face, so
March 4, 2026 at 2:27 AM
I just showed Claude to Douglas Engelbart and he punched me in the face, so
Because if you look at the actual companies that we're operating during that time--IMSAI, MITS, Commodore, Radio Shack--this was not a counterculture constituency. And it had basically no relationship with the world of Ivory Tower computing research that housed beloved weirdos like Engelbart and Kay
September 26, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Because if you look at the actual companies that we're operating during that time--IMSAI, MITS, Commodore, Radio Shack--this was not a counterculture constituency. And it had basically no relationship with the world of Ivory Tower computing research that housed beloved weirdos like Engelbart and Kay
Thanks to Christina Engelbart for loaning me the keyset.
Credits: images of the demo are from the recorded demo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhpT...
SDS 940 diagram from www.bitsavers.org/pdf/sds/9xx/...
Credits: images of the demo are from the recorded demo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhpT...
SDS 940 diagram from www.bitsavers.org/pdf/sds/9xx/...
1968 "Mother of All Demos" with Doug Engelbart & Team (1/3) [re-mastered]
YouTube video by Doug Engelbart Institute
www.youtube.com
March 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Thanks to Christina Engelbart for loaning me the keyset.
Credits: images of the demo are from the recorded demo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhpT...
SDS 940 diagram from www.bitsavers.org/pdf/sds/9xx/...
Credits: images of the demo are from the recorded demo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhpT...
SDS 940 diagram from www.bitsavers.org/pdf/sds/9xx/...
Heute vor 54 Jahren erhielt Douglas C. Engelbart das Patent US3541541 für die Computermaus.
Nur falls euch heute jemand fragt, an was ihr gerade denkt.
Nur falls euch heute jemand fragt, an was ihr gerade denkt.
November 17, 2024 at 10:43 AM
Heute vor 54 Jahren erhielt Douglas C. Engelbart das Patent US3541541 für die Computermaus.
Nur falls euch heute jemand fragt, an was ihr gerade denkt.
Nur falls euch heute jemand fragt, an was ihr gerade denkt.
I've always wanted to name a cat Douglas Engelbart (the inventor of the mouse)
In 1968, Douglas Engelbart revolutionized computing by showing the mouse, hypertext, and collaborative computing in "The Mother of All Demos". Most of his ideas are now part of everyday computing, but one device—the keyset—failed to catch on. Let's look at Engelbart's demo and the keyset. 1/N
March 24, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I've always wanted to name a cat Douglas Engelbart (the inventor of the mouse)
Mother of all updates.
October 6, 2024 at 8:11 PM
Mother of all updates.
Engineer and inventor Douglas Engelbart was born #OTD in 1925. His team at SRI developed or contributed to the computer mouse, hypertext, networked computers, and graphical interfaces, all of which were presented in 1968 at what is referred to as the “Mother of All Demos." 🧪
Image: ARC Bootstrapper
Image: ARC Bootstrapper
January 30, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Engineer and inventor Douglas Engelbart was born #OTD in 1925. His team at SRI developed or contributed to the computer mouse, hypertext, networked computers, and graphical interfaces, all of which were presented in 1968 at what is referred to as the “Mother of All Demos." 🧪
Image: ARC Bootstrapper
Image: ARC Bootstrapper
The first computer mouse was introduced on December 9, 1968 by Douglas Engelbart at the Fall Joint Computer Expo in San Francisco.
December 9, 2024 at 5:37 PM
The first computer mouse was introduced on December 9, 1968 by Douglas Engelbart at the Fall Joint Computer Expo in San Francisco.
For more on Engelbart, the Mother of All Demos, and my keyset interface, see my blog post: www.righto.com/2025/03/moth...
A USB interface to the "Mother of All Demos" keyset
In the early 1960s, Douglas Engelbart started investigating how computers could augment human intelligence: "If, in your office, you as an ...
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March 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
For more on Engelbart, the Mother of All Demos, and my keyset interface, see my blog post: www.righto.com/2025/03/moth...
Heute vor 100 Jahren wurde der US-amerikanische Computertechniker Douglas Carl Engelbart (* 30. Januar 1925 - † 2. Juli 2013) geboren. Er gilt als der Erfinder der ersten EDV-Maus. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas...
January 30, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Heute vor 100 Jahren wurde der US-amerikanische Computertechniker Douglas Carl Engelbart (* 30. Januar 1925 - † 2. Juli 2013) geboren. Er gilt als der Erfinder der ersten EDV-Maus. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas...
Heute vor 54 Jahren, am 17. November 1970, erhielt der US-amerikanische Erfinder Douglas Carl Engelbart (* 30. Januar 1925 - † 2. Juli 2013) ein Patent auf die erste EDV-Maus. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas...
November 17, 2024 at 6:06 AM
Heute vor 54 Jahren, am 17. November 1970, erhielt der US-amerikanische Erfinder Douglas Carl Engelbart (* 30. Januar 1925 - † 2. Juli 2013) ein Patent auf die erste EDV-Maus. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas...
Build a 3D printed USB chorded keyset inspired by the original Doug Engelbart “Mother of all Demos” keyset from the 1960’s learn.adafruit.com/usb-keyset #adafruit #3dprinting youtu.be/A8RW3y0CIgw
June 4, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Build a 3D printed USB chorded keyset inspired by the original Doug Engelbart “Mother of all Demos” keyset from the 1960’s learn.adafruit.com/usb-keyset #adafruit #3dprinting youtu.be/A8RW3y0CIgw
• The Mother of All Demos (1968)
Douglas Engelbart führt erstmals einen Computer mit Fenstern, Links und Maus vor, der online mit einem anderen Rechner verbunden ist.
Kameramann: Stewart Brand
Douglas Engelbart führt erstmals einen Computer mit Fenstern, Links und Maus vor, der online mit einem anderen Rechner verbunden ist.
Kameramann: Stewart Brand
1968 “Mother of All Demos” by SRI’s Doug Engelbart and Team
YouTube video by SRI
www.youtube.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:17 AM
• The Mother of All Demos (1968)
Douglas Engelbart führt erstmals einen Computer mit Fenstern, Links und Maus vor, der online mit einem anderen Rechner verbunden ist.
Kameramann: Stewart Brand
Douglas Engelbart führt erstmals einen Computer mit Fenstern, Links und Maus vor, der online mit einem anderen Rechner verbunden ist.
Kameramann: Stewart Brand
The First Computer Mouse Was Made of Wood: Invented by Douglas Engelbart in 1964, it had a wooden shell and two metal wheels.
random facts
random facts
December 25, 2024 at 9:11 PM
The First Computer Mouse Was Made of Wood: Invented by Douglas Engelbart in 1964, it had a wooden shell and two metal wheels.
random facts
random facts
In 1968, Douglas Engelbart revolutionized computing by showing the mouse, hypertext, and collaborative computing in "The Mother of All Demos". Most of his ideas are now part of everyday computing, but one device—the keyset—failed to catch on. Let's look at Engelbart's demo and the keyset. 1/N
March 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
In 1968, Douglas Engelbart revolutionized computing by showing the mouse, hypertext, and collaborative computing in "The Mother of All Demos". Most of his ideas are now part of everyday computing, but one device—the keyset—failed to catch on. Let's look at Engelbart's demo and the keyset. 1/N
doug engelbart was right: the power of a computer lies squarely in its ability to transform between different representations of the same information to address different aspects of it and afford better understanding
April 23, 2026 at 8:14 PM
doug engelbart was right: the power of a computer lies squarely in its ability to transform between different representations of the same information to address different aspects of it and afford better understanding
Engelbart's daughter Christina Engelbart loaned me a keyset, so I built a USB interface for it and plugged it into my laptop. I had a hard time using the keyset and I'm not surprised it didn't catch on. Supposedly it takes "only" a week to learn, too long for me.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dpsh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dpsh...
Using a vintage Engelbart keyset with my Mac
YouTube video by Ken Shirriff
www.youtube.com
March 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Engelbart's daughter Christina Engelbart loaned me a keyset, so I built a USB interface for it and plugged it into my laptop. I had a hard time using the keyset and I'm not surprised it didn't catch on. Supposedly it takes "only" a week to learn, too long for me.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dpsh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dpsh...
In 1994, Wired writer Steven Levy wrote a book "Insanely Great: The Life and Times of Macintosh, the Computer that Changed Everything". He discussed how Engelbart influenced the Mac, calling the 1968 demo "the mother of all demos". The name stuck, ensuring the fame of Engelbart's demo.
March 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
In 1994, Wired writer Steven Levy wrote a book "Insanely Great: The Life and Times of Macintosh, the Computer that Changed Everything". He discussed how Engelbart influenced the Mac, calling the 1968 demo "the mother of all demos". The name stuck, ensuring the fame of Engelbart's demo.
Le 30 janvier 1925 naissait Douglas #Engelbart. Ce nom ne vous dit peut-être rien, mais c'est rien moins que l'inventeur de la #souris ! 🖱️
January 30, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Le 30 janvier 1925 naissait Douglas #Engelbart. Ce nom ne vous dit peut-être rien, mais c'est rien moins que l'inventeur de la #souris ! 🖱️
Heute vor 101 Jahren wurde der US-amerikanische Computertechniker Douglas Carl Engelbart (* 30. Januar 1925 - † 2. Juli 2013) geboren. Er gilt als der Erfinder der ersten EDV-Maus. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas...
January 30, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Heute vor 101 Jahren wurde der US-amerikanische Computertechniker Douglas Carl Engelbart (* 30. Januar 1925 - † 2. Juli 2013) geboren. Er gilt als der Erfinder der ersten EDV-Maus. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas...
Fascinating find here. In my home field (Human-Computer Interaction) there's a through line re: U.S. government funding of science that runs from Vannevar Bush through Douglas Engelbart and out to many of the technologies that we use today and the billionaires who own them. (Cont.)
This billionaire’s fortune is built atop research funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, and yet he seeks to destroy that agency and its investments in the scientific engine that has fueled our tech industry since the 1950s. And why? Because it tried to include more diverse scholars?
"The investor described a 'counterattack' against universities in his messages and called for the National Science Foundation, a federal research funding agency, to receive 'the bureaucratic death penalty.'" www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
July 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Fascinating find here. In my home field (Human-Computer Interaction) there's a through line re: U.S. government funding of science that runs from Vannevar Bush through Douglas Engelbart and out to many of the technologies that we use today and the billionaires who own them. (Cont.)
There was an event at Stanford in the 90s for recognizing Doug Engelbart. Andreessen spoke but pretty much only about how great he was, barely acknowledging Doug and SRI team. He’s only gotten worse with more money and techbro fame.
July 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
There was an event at Stanford in the 90s for recognizing Doug Engelbart. Andreessen spoke but pretty much only about how great he was, barely acknowledging Doug and SRI team. He’s only gotten worse with more money and techbro fame.
this is the engelbart salon thing (from 2007!) that got me thinking about structured argumentation: youtu.be/xQx-tuW9A4Q
Inventing the Computer Mouse | Douglas Engelbart | Talks at Google
YouTube video by Talks at Google
youtu.be
April 4, 2025 at 4:48 AM
this is the engelbart salon thing (from 2007!) that got me thinking about structured argumentation: youtu.be/xQx-tuW9A4Q