How the First Computer Mouse Was Born at Xerox PARC

Before the graphical interface and the point-and-click world we live in, there was a wooden shell with two metal wheels, built by hand in a Silicon Valley lab. In this episode of Tech History with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna trace the invention of the computer mouse back to Douglas Engelbart and his team at SRI International in the 1960s, and how Xerox PARC later turned it into a prototype for the future. They unpack the prototype's surprising materials — a wooden case, a single button, and a cord that looked like a tail — and follow its journey from a niche research tool to the device that made personal computing accessible. With stories about Engelbart's famous 1968 demo, the team's early user testing, and why Xerox never capitalized on its own invention, this episode digs into the human decisions and engineering compromises that shaped how we interact with computers today. It's a story about invention, timing, and the strange path from lab curiosity to everyday essential. #ComputerMouse #DouglasEngelbart #XeroxPARC #SRI #TechHistory #SiliconValley #Invention #HumanComputerInteraction #1968Demo #GUI #Prototype #Innovation #Technology #BusinessHistory #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #TechPodcast #HistoryPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo