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[–] leftytighty@slrpnk.net 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

yeah xerox invented the GUI and mouse

[–] jadelord@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Actually, it was invented by Douglas Engelbart in Stanford in the 60s

https://dougengelbart.org/content/view/162/000/

Xerox (re)made it for the PC in the 80s.

[–] leftytighty@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 day ago

Ah TIL! I didn't know it originated elsewhere.

So while it's true Apple and Microsoft got the idea from Xerox, Xerox didn't originate it.