December 9, 2008 "Engelbart and the Dawn of Interactive Computing"
was the name given this special commemorative event hosted by SRI International at Stanford University to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Doug Engelbart's now famous 1968 demo – also known as "The Mother of All Demos." It was there at the 1968 Fall Joint Computer Conference that Doug and his team at SRI first presented their seminal work in personal and interactive computing to the world – including the world debut of the mouse, interactive online knowledge work, hypermedia, online collaboration, and more.
Pictured below is the panel discussion of Engelbart's team sharing their behind-the-scenes experiences, take aways, and analysis of the original 1968 demo.
Panel discussion with (left to right) moderator Robert Sproull, original research team members from the demo Don Andrews, Bill English, Bill Paxton, and Jeff Rulifson, and long-time colleague Andy van Dam
[photo courtesy SRI International] Watch the panel discussion [ Part I | Part II ]
Watch Event Highlights
Watch "Engelbart's vision honored by his colleagues" event highlights, by Jack Hubbard and Ryan Roberts, Stanford Report (2008)
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