On Thu, 3 Jan 2008 12:12:51 EST, Ed Finnell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >In a message dated 1/3/2008 11:02:47 A.M. Central Standard Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >But it was a copy of the STAR from PARC??? > >>> >Well,XEROX but not PARC! > >_http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerox_Star_ >(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerox_Star) > Well, PARC was a division of XEROX, but in Palo Alto, Calif. That STAR system must be what the PARC group showed to Steve Jobs and his crew from Apple when they were demonstrating the GUI interface that Apple and Bill Gates ended up stealing. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
