[LINK] Microsoft wins double-click patent

Russell Ashdown russell at ashdown.net.au
Thu Jun 3 23:02:02 EST 2004


On 3 Jun 2004 at 17:51, Chirgwin, Richard wrote:

> Double click was available on the Macintosh in 1984, on the Lisa
> before that and probably on the systems developed before that at the
> Xerox Parc labs.
> 
I can remember working on a GA-SPC-16 in 1975 that had a graphics 
tablet that you would tap twice, or once with a stylus.  Does that 
count, or is it just the MS-Mouse?



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