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Douglas Engelbart The mouse was invented for gesturing inside a computer. It greatly enhanced the user experience of working with personal computers. -
Jack Kelley While the mouse was being worked on. Jack Kelley from herman miller was working on a mouse pad that enhanced the capabilities of the mouse, because its efficiency was decided by what surface it was on. -
IBM engineers led by Alan Shugart A team of engineers were working on a easier way to upload software updates, they ended up making floppy disks, which also worked great for storing data. -
Microsoft A operating system to compete against apple's OS. It later offered ways for users to run multiple tasks. -
Michael S dell A company that popped up to sell personal computers to consumers. This helped bring computers to the public.