nllpntr t1_j1q71cj wrote on December 26, 2022 at 2:57 PM Reply to TIL Douglas Engelbart never received any royalties for the invention of the mouse. In an interview he said "SRI (Stanford Research Institute) patented the mouse, but they had no idea of its value. Some years later it was known that they had licensed it to Apple Computer for something like $40,000." by whoiskamalsingh If anyone hasn't seen his "Mother of All Demos" mentioned in the link, do yourself a favor and check it out. Permalink 2
nllpntr t1_j1q71cj wrote
Reply to TIL Douglas Engelbart never received any royalties for the invention of the mouse. In an interview he said "SRI (Stanford Research Institute) patented the mouse, but they had no idea of its value. Some years later it was known that they had licensed it to Apple Computer for something like $40,000." by whoiskamalsingh
If anyone hasn't seen his "Mother of All Demos" mentioned in the link, do yourself a favor and check it out.