These days, the problem isn't how to innovate; it's how to get society to adopt the good ideas that already exist.
-- Douglas Engelbart
These days, the problem isn't how to innovate; it's how to get society to adopt the good ideas that already exist.
-- Douglas Engelbart
Happy birthday, Douglas Engelbart (b. 1/30/1925)!
«Algunos meteorólogos no te saben decir si va a llover mañana, y #DouglasEngelbart te adelantaba cómo sería la computación 50 años en el futuro.»
Important thoughts by #DouglasEngelbart on symbols and their role in human life. I was not part of your discussion, but I found it illuminating. Thank you for sharing.
I realise that Engelbart refers to all sorts of symbols, not soecifically art, but reading his reflections urged me to look up #PrehistoricArt here on the Fedi.
Here is one post (with image) from an evocative thread by @wittgensteinmonster:
https://mastodon.social/@wittgensteinmonster/115136708584478559
Die unscheinbare Erfindung, die das Personal Computing veränderte
Im November 1970 erhielt ein Gerät mit dem Namen „X-Y-Positionsanzeiger für ein Anzeigesystem“ ein Patent. Kaum jemand ahnte damals, wie stark dies unsere Interaktion mit Computern revolutionieren würde.
https://www.apfeltalk.de/magazin/news/die-unscheinbare-erfindung-die-das-personal-computing-veraenderte/
#News #Tellerrand #Apple #BillEnglish #Computermaus #DouglasEngelbart #Patent #PersonalComputer #SteveJobs #Xerox
These days, the problem isn't how to innovate; it's how to get society to adopt the good ideas that already exist.
-- Douglas Engelbart

Apple o Microsoft no fueron los primeros en contar con un SO basado en cursor, apuntar y clic y un sistema de organización de archivos basado en ventanas, con soporte de red via modem o ethernet. Que distinta hubiera diso la historia de no ser por los "cabezas de tóner"