The Mother of All Demos

When asked to read this link, I had no idea how important this was. This demo, presented by Doug Engelbart and 17 other researchers, was a revolutionary presentation for many computer geeks at the time. This demonstration showed what they had been working on for years. This was the public debut of the computer mouse as well as many other life changing computer factors such as hypertext and the shared-screen collaboration.

It was recently the 45 year anniversary of this public presentation, and I have to say, thank god it happened. This was a big step for the advancement of computers and without this, I honestly do not know where commuters would be today.

I found another website that discussed this matter: http://sloan.stanford.edu/mousesite/1968Demo.html
From this, I watched clip 3 what was very interesting. This was, what it seems like, the words Word processing. It shows how using a computer mouse and a keyboard, you can write words, delete words, cut, copy, and add a header. Since this, Word has come a very long way. Today, these simple things are something we all use when on a computer and we don't even realize the amount of energy and time it took to create these functions. I think this shows that we have a fast paced and changing future ahead of us. Though this took them a while for them to make back in the 1900s, with today's advancements and technologies almost anything is possible and with the work of many, I think many will be surprised what the future will bring.

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/12/the-mother-of-all-demos-is-45-years-old-doesnt-look-a-day-over-25/282152/

http://sloan.stanford.edu/mousesite/1968Demo.html