Re: [NTLK] article - PARC and innovation today

From: Joshua Johnston (flagg_at_midmaine.com)
Date: Fri Jul 12 2002 - 01:14:51 EDT


I'd have answered Laurence Livermore National Labs until they got
disemboweled by the damn administration. :/

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[mailto:newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net] On Behalf Of Jim Witte
Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 2:51 PM
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Subject: Re: [NTLK] article - PARC and innovation today

> When you wanted to print, you had to close the file, and drag it
> to the printer icon. It printed to a laser printer that did
double-duty as a
> photocopier.

   Geez, that cool. Multifunction copiers, AND desktop printing, a
full, what, 9? years before they hit the mainstream? Is Xerox PARC
still doing things, or is their 'Golden Age' of innovation (the GUI,
Ethernet, etc) over? Are there any other well-known research labs that
people think will be likely to turn out the next "undiscovered gems" of
innovation?

Jim

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