1859 March | April 2018
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You probably point and click with your<br />
computer mouse hundreds of times a day.<br />
Maybe even more if you’ve had an extra jolt<br />
of caffeine. It’s so easy, you don’t even have<br />
to think about it.<br />
POINTING TO A<br />
BETTER WAY<br />
Douglas Engelbart did. The 1948 Oregon<br />
State alumnus and his work colleague Bill<br />
English thought there had to be a better way<br />
to use a computer than clunky keyboard<br />
commands and punch cards. The mouse<br />
they created in their research laboratory has<br />
the same essential capabilities as the one on<br />
your desk.<br />
Engelbart’s mouse may have been small.<br />
But what a mighty impact it has made<br />
OUT THERE.<br />
Photo: Michael Hicks<br />
Oregon State University has transformed<br />
the state, nation and world over the last<br />
150 years. Visit the Oregon Historical<br />
Society’s exhibit, Oregon State University:<br />
A Legacy of Transformation, now through<br />
Sept. 9 in Portland.<br />
OSU150.org
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