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Just For Kids - Doug Engelbart Institute

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Hi kids! Working on a report, or just here for fun? Come in and learn about Doug Engelbart, who was a computer pioneer as well as a grandpa. You can read about his computer stuff below. As far as being a grandpa, he would always make up stories about a really intelligent, really little magical dog named Fifi who can make himself really tiny or even invisible and fly around in a miniature spaceship and cause mischief. He especially liked the mischief part. Doug was a kid once too (and he swore he never stopped being one!). He used to do tricks on his bicycle and tease his sister and stuff. He grew up on the edge of a little creek near the woods up in Oregon where he liked to go exploring. If you had met him he would have probably shaken your hand and then said 'Hey, let go of my hand!' and no matter how hard you tried to let go you just couldn't seem to and he would just keep shaking your hand. One way to get him to let go of your hand was to ask really nice 'Can you take off your thumb

Just For Kids - Doug Engelbart Institute Bootstrap Alliance --> --> Donate Our Mission Site Map --> --> --> Banner --> VIEW buttons help you navigate: Outline offers a bird's eye view; Numbers and Labels show hotlinks you can click to Jump to, or right click to Copy Link to; Numbers show where you are. Learn more . TABLE OF CONTENTS [Top] Just for Kids 0 Welcome! 1 The main thing to know about Doug 2 Check It Out 3 "Father of the Mouse" 3a Watch the Demo 3b More Epic Firsts 3c Student Showcase 3d Learn how Doug taught kids to ride a bike 3e In the News 3f Timeline in Tech History 3g Internet H

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