Celebrating the 30th anniversary of Doug's 1968 Demo

Doug is celebrated on 30th anniversary of his 1968 demo [photo courtesy Stanford University]

December 9, 1998
Engelbart's Unfinished Revolution – Stanford University Libraries and the Institute for the Future presented a day-long, public symposium that brought together Engelbart and members of his historic team, along with other computer visionaries, to consider the impact of Engelbart's work on the last three decades of the computer revolution, to explore the challenges facing us today, and to speculate about the next three decades. This celebration marked the 30th anniversary of Doug's now famous 1968 demo where he and his team at SRI first introduced their seminal work to the world.

See event website and press, view the speeches and panel discussion, watch the original 1968 demo, and visit our 1968 demo page. Click here for Doug's slides used selectively during his special session with Jeff Rulifson.

Watch the Sessions 2

You can watch the speeches and panel discussions from all four sessions. Below are the two panel discussions on the program with Doug and his original research team.

Panel discussion with (left to right) moderator Paul Saffo, original research team members Doug Engelbart, Charles Irby, and Jeff Rulifson, and guest Stewart Brand [photo courtesy Stanford University] Watch the panel discussion [Session I at 00:15:00]

Doug Engelbart and Jeff Rulifson discussing the Unfinished Revolution moving forward [photo courtesy Stanford University] Watch the discussion [Session 3]

Press 2

Announcing the event:
Press Release - Stanford University
Announcement - Stanford MouseSite

The Mouse Turns 30
CBS News with Dan Rather. December 10, 1998.

Logitech Celebrates 30th Anniversary of the Mouse,
Salutes Doug Engelbart's "Unfinished Revolution"
Business Wire. December 7, 1998.

Upgrading the Human OS
Steve Silberman, Wired News. December 10, 1998. [News Archive]

See also 40th Anniversary Event