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Computer Cursors

Secretly Incredibly Fascinating

CHAPTER

Unraveling the Origin of Computer Bugs

Exploring the humorous origin of the term 'bug' in computing, tracing it back to Engelbart's demo in 1968 where a glitch was jokingly referred to as a bug. The chapter dives into early innovations, including the invention of the computer mouse and Google Maps prototype, and discusses the history of computer cursors, leading to their development into pointers.

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