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Of Mice And Men

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Doug Engelbart's Vision for Computers

Doug Engelbart was a pioneer in his field. His main goal wasn't to make computers that toddlers could use. He wanted them to be as powerful as possible. Doug Engelbart, who passed away in 2013, grew up during the Great Depression on a small farmstead near Portland, Oregon.

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