Desktop computers would persist, as would computer desktops. But now the screen was understood to be a tiny portal to a larger world. A mouse was too delicate to thrive amid such vastness.

If you’re on a desktop right now, you’re probably using a computer mouse. In which case, you should raise a glass to William English. English, an engineer and researcher, died on July 26 at ...

Previously, manipulation of on-screen environments had required light pens or keyboard strokes. Although this mouse, an exact replica of the original (including the scuffs and dents), looks unweildy, ...

A student’s burned-out eyes stare at a computer screen, mouse hovering over the Netflix icon. Instead of clicking, she presses the power button and wonder what to do next. The School of Art + Design ...

Oregon State University alumnus Douglas Engelbart, who designed the first computer mouse, unveiled the future of computers.

Engelbart showed William his notes and drawings, and he built the input device that Englebart envisioned — one that could select characters and words on the screen and revolutionize text editing.