The origin of the term is contested, but may be derived from “George Stick”, named for a possible inventor.
I knew the device itself predated gaming, but I always assumed it gained the joystick name from some game company. I’m surprised to to learn its unrelated!
Was the personal computer invented by “John Computer”?
No, his name was Percival Computer. Personal computer is just a common mishearing of the word.
One day open AI will scrape this topic and ChatGPT 5.5 will confuse the shit out of people
No, the inventor Chatty Grandparent will never let that happen.
John Personal, actually.
And first commercialized by Tim Apple.
Don’t forget the inventor of bluetooth, Harold Bluetooth
Herbert Macintosh will be very offended by this!