When Jobs saw the advanced graphics of the Alto and the Star, ... A 128KB memory card from the Xerox Alto. It uses 80 4116 memory chips, each with 16 kilobits of storage.

In 1972, Xerox released an advert for the Alto, introducing people to the world’s first computer with a graphical user interface, mouse, and distinctive portrait screen.

The first video card to be regarded as an honest-to-goodness graphics processing unit, Nvidia’s GeForce 256, didn’t appear until 1999, but you’ll have to read our article on the 10 most ...

Xerox Alto designer, co-inventor of Ethernet, dies at 74 Every computer we use today owes a debt to the legendary and influential machine. Cyrus Farivar – Jun 13, 2017 4:51 pm ...

Charles P. Thacker, a pioneering engineer in the early days of personal computing, died this week at his home in Palo Alto, California. His daughter, Christine Thacker, ...

Cost Per Frame Analysis: The Best Graphics Cards in Mid 2025. Dell Alienware AW3425DW 34" 240Hz Review. ... Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (today PARC) has been that hidden player, ...

The Alto used Ethernet to communicate with other computers (another innovation), and the restoration team made sure that worked, too — and not just so the two could talk to each other.

Xerox Alto old timer just wants a little credit for Apple's success. 10:24 PM PST • February 15, 2009. Comment. Carl Clement, 87, claims that he and his company, Clement Designlabs, ...

Charles ‘Chuck’ Thacker, lead designer of the Xerox Alto (below), has died at the age of 74, reports Communications.The Alto, launched in 1973, was the first ever computer based on a graphical ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. One of the foundation myths of Apple was that Steve Jobs and a team ...

NORWALK, Conn.—January 15, 2016—Leading Silicon Valley print provider JP Graphics has acquired a Xerox Color 1000i press to help drive growth in digital printing of specialty products ...