Fumbling the Future: How Xerox Invented, Then Ignored, the First Personal ComputerFor all those who think American business should not be run by the numbers, here is a book that tells how and why, with a four- to six-year head start, Xerox decided not to enter the field of personal computing. |
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Page 167
... Potter and his engineers at least , was the technology with which to develop Xerox's first word processor . Nearly ... Potter's team took it for granted that Xerox should stick with electromechanical technology rather than risking ...
... Potter and his engineers at least , was the technology with which to develop Xerox's first word processor . Nearly ... Potter's team took it for granted that Xerox should stick with electromechanical technology rather than risking ...
Page 168
... Potter was just another device guy . ” Jim Mitchell echoes Taylor's reaction to Potter's initial PARC visit . “ He gave us this presentation , " says Mitchell , “ and we just sat there aghast . We said ' You don't have the faintest idea ...
... Potter was just another device guy . ” Jim Mitchell echoes Taylor's reaction to Potter's initial PARC visit . “ He gave us this presentation , " says Mitchell , “ and we just sat there aghast . We said ' You don't have the faintest idea ...
Page 170
... Potter , " was the most important in- troduction of technology to the office in the last decade by Xerox to have widespread impact on the business environment . And it had nothing to do with PARC ! " Reviewers were impressed , though ...
... Potter , " was the most important in- troduction of technology to the office in the last decade by Xerox to have widespread impact on the business environment . And it had nothing to do with PARC ! " Reviewers were impressed , though ...
Contents
The Creation of the Alto | 51 |
The Reaffirmation of the Copier | 179 |
The Harvest of Isolation | 225 |
Copyright | |
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