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Re:The Comeback of Xerox PARC by bromagosa on Wednesday December 21, 2011 @07:17AM (#3377262)
«The mouse, the graphical user interface, and the drop-down menu were all born at PARC—but it was Apple and Microsoft that commercialized them and made them cornerstone inventions of the PC industry.»

The mouse was never invented at PARC! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Engelbart

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Re:The Comeback of Xerox PARC by stewbrew on Wednesday December 21, 2011 @10:50AM (#3377849)
It seems the ball mouse was: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_mouse#Mechanical_mice
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