Dr. Englebart's Demo - December 9, 1968
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English - December 09, 2021 16:15 - 5 minutes - 5.04 MB - ★★★★ - 2 ratingsTV & Film Society & Culture history literature entertainment film sciencefiction Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The graphical user interface of your computer is older than you probably think. On this day in 1968, Dr. Englebart showed off a bit of the future to and audience of the Joint Computer Conference. Hear the story on today's podcast.
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