User interface pioneer Douglas Engelbart dies at 88

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Engelbart invented windows, the computer mouse, hypertext and collaborative tools

Douglas Engelbart, the man credited with developing the modern computer interface in the 1960s, has passed away at the age of 88. Engelbart is especially well known for inventing both the computer ...

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