"X-Y position indicator for a display system" was what I found. They should have called it a rat instead of a mouse. I'm sure somebody would have come up with an appropriate three-letter-acronym for that!
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Steve Beaver Sent: Monday, April 28, 2025 10:03 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: What has IBM ever done for us? (probably more than I know) IBM called it an X-Y pointer -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Phil Smith III Sent: Monday, April 28, 2025 9:36 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: What has IBM ever done for us? (probably more than I know) Yeah, that's what I remember, too. There are photos, it was made of wood! (Eco-friendly?) -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Pommier, Rex Sent: Monday, April 28, 2025 10:32 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: What has IBM ever done for us? (probably more than I know) Not according to encyclopedia Britannica and other sources. Invented by Douglas Engelbart while at Stanford Research Institute, then part of Stanford University. First used on a Xerox computer. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Steve Beaver Sent: Monday, April 28, 2025 9:20 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: What has IBM ever done for us? (probably more than I know) IBM gave us the MOUSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
