(CBS News) It happened this week: The passing of an inventor whose handiwork is in millions of homes and offices . . . maybe even yours. Doug Engelbart died Tuesday at his California home, roughly 49 ...

On this day, 35 years ago, Xerox released the first commercially available computer intended for use with a mouse. The Star, as it was called, wasn’t a particularly big success, but Xerox’s work ...

An overview of the types of computer mouse and why their differences matter for comfort, control, and everyday computer use ...

We mentioned in an earlier “Today in Media History” that computer mouse technology can be traced back to the 1960s. But it wasn’t until April 27, 1981 that the mouse was introduced commercially as ...