Not many people have Doug's kind of willpower. The old pioneers shake their head. He has high praise for Andreessen's work but calls Mosaic and its companion Web-linking technology 'crude' compared with the browser developed by Engelbart's team. Instead of just linking you to a general Web page, the Augment browser took you to the exact piece of information. Now he owns a complete set of Engelbart's papers and is searching through them for a still unmined Next Great Idea.
People take different paths because of their goals.
I don't see why he should feel guilty. I had my opportunity, if not more, but I never pursued it. It's enough that he has won back his reputation - something many visionaries don't live to see. As the photo session wraps up, the photographer shows us the instant digital proofs on her computer monitor. Using a mouse, she starts moving around head shots of Engelbart.