Max asks how old the computer mouse is. Nib says the first one was built in 1964, and it was a wooden box with two metal wheels and one button. Max asks to trade up to a wooden mouse; Nib jokes about computer termites.

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Was the First Computer Mouse Made of Wood?

Real fact: The first computer mouse was built in 1964 by engineer Bill English for Douglas Engelbart's lab at SRI. It was a carved wooden box with two metal wheels and just one button. The original is at the Computer History Museum.

Where this fact comes from

Computer History Museum: Prototype Engelbart Mouse (1964)
Computer History Museum: The Mouse (Revolution exhibit)