40th Anniversary Speeches

On December 9, 2008 at Stanford University's Memorial Auditorium, SRI International commemorated the 40th anniversary of
the
world debut of personal and interactive computing by Dr. Douglas C. Engelbart and his SRI Augmentation Research Center (ARC).
On December 9, 1968, Engelbart and his team debuted the computer mouse, which controlled a networked computer system to demonstrate hypertext linking, real-time text editing, multiple windows with flexible view control, cathode display tubes, and shared-screen teleconferencing. This "mother of all demos", as it has since been dubbed, was presented live to a packed house at the Fall Joint Computer Conference in San Francisco, California.
Speakers at the 2008 event included original participants in the 1968 demo and presentations on Doug Engelbart's vision to use computing to augment society's collective intellect and ability to solve the complex issues of our time.
Click the images below to watch event sessions - see 40th anniversary event for details.

A Message from SRI International
Curtis R. Carlson, President and CEO, SRI International
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Welcome
Robert Sproull, Vice President and Fellow, Sun Microsystems Laboratories
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Introduction
Charles House
Executive Director, Media X at Stanford University
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Highlights of the 1968 Demo
Selected footage from the "Mother of All Demos" video shown at the event
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Panel of 1968 Demo Participants: PART 1
Moderator Robert Sproull with SRI principals of the 1968 demo Don Andrews, William English, Bill Paxton, Jeff Rulifson, and a member of the 1968 audience, Andries van Dam
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Panel of 1968 Demo Participants: PART 2
Moderator Robert Sproull with SRI principals of the 1968 demo Don Andrews, William English, Bill Paxton, Jeff Rulifson, and a member of the 1968 audience, Andries van Dam
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Goals and Impact of the Research
Robert W. Taylor, former Program Director, ARPA
and John Markoff, Senior Writer, The New York Times
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Surviving in a Global World
Daniel Borel
Co-founder and Board Member, Logitech
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Driving Vision
Christina Engelbart
Executive Director,
Doug Engelbart Institute
Click here for her slide deck
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Significance of the Vision
Alan Kay
President, Viewpoints Research Institute
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Closing Remarks
Robert Sproull
joined onstage by Christina Engelbart and Doug Engelbart
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See also
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