1968 Mother of All Demos

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computer demonstration historical event technology demonstration

The 1968 Mother of All Demos was a groundbreaking computer demonstration by Douglas Engelbart that introduced revolutionary concepts such as the computer mouse, hypertext, video conferencing, and collaborative real-time editing.

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instanceOf	computer demonstration ⓘ historical event ⓘ technology demonstration ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	1968 Mother of All Demos ⓘ surface form: The Mother of All Demos
associatedWith	Augmentation Research Center ⓘ Stanford Research Institute ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
date	1968-12-09 ⓘ
demonstratedConcept	chording keyboard ⓘ collaborative real-time editing ⓘ computer mouse ⓘ graphical display editing ⓘ hypertext ⓘ interactive computing ⓘ linking and jumping between text ⓘ outline processing ⓘ remote collaborative work ⓘ screen windowing ⓘ video conferencing ⓘ windowed user interface ⓘ word processing ⓘ
demonstratedSystem	NLS ⓘ oN-Line System ⓘ
duration	about 90 minutes ⓘ
featuredTechnology	audio and video links ⓘ projection of computer screen ⓘ remote display system ⓘ time-sharing computer system ⓘ
field	computer science ⓘ human–computer interaction ⓘ
hasKeyPerson	Douglas Engelbart ⓘ
influenced	collaborative software ⓘ graphical user interfaces ⓘ groupware ⓘ hypertext systems ⓘ modern personal computing ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
location	San Francisco ⓘ surface form: San Francisco, California
notableFor	early demonstration of hypertext ⓘ early demonstration of real-time collaborative editing ⓘ early demonstration of video conferencing ⓘ introducing the computer mouse to a wide audience ⓘ
organizedBy	Stanford Research Institute ⓘ
presentedBy	Augmentation Research Center ⓘ Douglas Engelbart ⓘ
venue	Fall Joint Computer Conference ⓘ San Francisco Civic Auditorium ⓘ
year	1968 ⓘ