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NEWS ABOUT: Xerox PARC

Xerox PARC stories: 3 news summaries

 Humble Mouse 
 Turns 40 

A look at milestones in the life of that crucial computer accessory

Dec 9, 08 2:39 PM CST
(Newser) - It’s been 40 years since the computer mouse made its public debut, and though innovations have been legion, the basic concept is still the same. Macworld takes a look back at some key moments in the device’s evolution.
  • 1963: The first recognizable mouse prototype is built.
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Microsoft • IBM • Apple • history • mouse • computer • Xerox PARC • computer hardware • Logitech

 10 Computers That
 Changed Everything 

Before the iMac, there were mega machines

Jul 16, 08 8:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Convenience is a given when it comes to today's PCs, but the machine you're reading this on has come a long way. Major transformations date as far back as the early 19th century. Live Science gives the back-story on 10 revolutionary computers.
  1. The Difference Engine, 1822: Designed by Charles
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technology • Intel • IBM • computer chip • desktop computers • computer • personal computers • Xerox PARC

ANALYSIS

 What Happened to
 the Paperless Office? 

Still, huge financial incentives to cut down have wheels in motion

May 28, 08 2:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - More than 30 years after Xerox guru George Pake predicted a "paperless office" by 1995, the dream is as elusive as ever. That's because the very computers that made paper theoretically obsolete, BusinessWeek notes, also brought us printers and copiers on practically every desktop. "The decision to print... More »

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trees • deforestation • Xerox • Xerox PARC • paperless office

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