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Category: History & Society
Formerly (1970–2002):
Xerox PARC
In full:
Xerox Corporation Palo Alto Research Center
Date:
1970 - present
Headquarters:
Palo Alto
Areas Of Involvement:
research and development
personal computer
graphical user interface
Ethernet
laser printer
Related People:
Charles P. Thacker
Niklaus Emil Wirth
Anita Borg
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PARC, research company established in 1970 as a division of Xerox Corporation in Palo Alto, California, U.S., to explore new information technologies that were not necessarily related to the company’s core photocopier business. Many innovations in computer design were developed by PARC researchers, including the Alto, the first personal computer; the graphical user interface; the laser printer; and Ethernet, a ubiquitous computer networking technology. Xerox had invented and dominated the paper copier market since 1948, but with the accession of C. Peter McColough as president in 1966 the company began to explore options for diversifying its business. In 1969 the ...(100 of 1136 words)

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