Re: [NTLK] Microsoft Tablet PC's designer

From: Kenton A. Hoover (shibumi_at_marchordie.org)
Date: Tue Nov 19 2002 - 18:07:03 EST


--On Saturday, November 16, 2002 12.19 -0800 Martin Joseph
<marty_at_barknaturalpet.com> wrote:
> Xerox get a lot of credit however, as they did incorporate all the
> element together (ie mouse, windows, GUI), although the Alto was not a
> PC. Xerox furthermore get credit because it was there Steve Jobs saw
> the technology (at PARC) and from there he stole the concept and many
> of the team members for the original LISA and eventually the Macintosh.

Uh, the Alto was *personal* (as in used by one person).

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