Xerox PARC: A Nod to the Minds Behind the GUI, Ethernet.
The Xerox PARC Visit. The closest thing in the history of computing to a Prometheus myth is the late 1979 visit to Xerox PARC by a group of Apple engineers and executives led by Steve Jobs. According to early reports, it was on this visit that Jobs discovered the mouse, windows, icons, and other technologies that had been developed at PARC. These wonders had been locked away at PARC by a staff.
A Decade of Research Xerox Palo Alto Research Center 1970-1980. This wonderful book is a collection of papers representing the key research of the first decade of Xerox PARC. This was given to DigiBarn curator Bruce Damer by John Seely Brown (then director of PARC) on a visit.
Mark Weiser was the chief technology officer at Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center (Parc). He is often referred to as the father of ubiquitous computing. He coined the term in 1988 to describe a future in which invisible computers, embedded in everyday objects, replace PCs. Other research interests included garbage collection, operating systems, and user interface design.
Xerox PARC turns 40: Marking four decades of tech innovations On its 40th anniversary, PARC researchers provide a behind-the-scenes peek into the company's culture and projects, past and present.
At Xerox, Jack presided over a network of four research labs and was responsible for the creation of two of them: the celebrated Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) and the Xerox Research Center of Canada. The first laser printers, personal computers, graphic user interfaces (windows and icons) and Ethernet LANs all had their origins at Xerox PARC. He also served as General Manager of two Xerox.
Xerox Corporation Palo Alto Research Center. Overview. Works: 260 works in 326 publications in 3 languages and 2,449 library holdings Genres: Academic theses Exhibition catalogs Roles: Editor, isb, Organizer of meeting: Classifications: QA75.5, 607: Publication Timeline. Most widely held works about Xerox Corporation Art and innovation: the Xerox PARC artist-in-residence program by Craig.
In the 1970s, Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (Xerox PARC) was a powerhouse of innovation. Many aspects the modern computer, namely the mouse, laser printer, Ethernet, GUI, computer-generated color graphics, as well as a number of important computer languages, were invented at PARC around that time. Yet another development, nearly lost among those important breakthroughs, was invented in 1974.