I just finished the last episode today and I couldn't believe it when I heard Dick Wall say that Apple just ripped off Xerox PARC. That's completely wrong and a myth. At this point, I thought it was well known myth. Apple paid Xerox for access to the information. From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Apple_Inc.)
"In return for the right to buy US$1,000,000 of pre-IPO<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPO>stock, Xerox granted Apple Computer three days access to the PARC facilities. After visiting PARC, they came away with new ideas that would complete the foundation for Apple Computer's first GUI<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GUI>computer, the Apple Lisa <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Lisa>.[9]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Apple_Inc.#cite_note-8> [10] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Apple_Inc.#cite_note-9>[11]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Apple_Inc.#cite_note-10> [12] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Apple_Inc.#cite_note-11>" Here's a little more history on what they actually got from Xerox: http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story=On_Xerox,_Apple_and_Progress.txt If you're basing you're opinion on a myth, it doesn't make a very convincing argument. -Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Java Posse" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/javaposse/-/EvNUUm6sdkAJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
