Original sentence: During an interview, he says "SRI patented the mouse, but they really had no idea of its value.It was also called the bug at the time (as evidenced by Engelbart's personal correspondence on file at Stanford) but eventually this practice died out
Edited sentence: During an interview, he says "SRI patented [the mouse], but they really had no idea of its value.Engelbart has repeatedly said that no one recalls who coined the term the "mouse" -- nor why.He also stated at an SRI banquet following his National Technology Award that Bill English deserved equal credit, but that Stanford Research Institute chose/needed to register the patent in one name, and chose his.It was also called the bug at the time but eventually this practice died out.The "tail" remains speculation.Thierry Bardini is a thorough researcher and fine writer, but never worked with Engelbart.To say Engelbart was "strongly influenced" by anything after the age of 15 is dubious; he has always been a thinker, but not a great reader or listener