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APRIL 23, 2022

This article was first published as "‘PostScript’ prints anything: a case history." It would have been quite different had Warnock and company not been in the right place at the right time to meet the right person. from the University of Utah , joined the center in 1978, he immediately began work on a new printer protocol.

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JULY 30, 2023

The Boston Arm, in turn, influenced the Utah Artificial Arm , developed by Stephen Jacobsen , who had completed his Ph.D. in 1973 at MIT under Robert Mann and then returned to his alma mater, the University of Utah. The Utah Arm went on to become one of the most widely used myoelectric prosthetics. Was the Boston Arm a success?

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MARCH 1, 2023

The type of computing they envisioned was thoroughly interactive and personal, comprehensively networked, and completely graphical—with high-resolution screens and high-quality print output. But, Lampson argued, the Alto would also be perfect for much broader experiments in personal computing and networking.

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JUNE 4, 2022

This article was first published as “Inside the PARC: the ‘information architects’.” Networks that link personal computers in offices. A later version of that tester, based on an Alto personal computer, also developed at PARC, ended up being used by Intel itself on its production line. A PDF version is available on IEEE Xplore.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2022

This article was first published as “Of Mice and menus: designing the user-friendly interface.” brought the friendly interface to thousands of personal computer users. The combination of windowing displays, menus, icons, and a mouse that is increasingly used on personal computers and workstations. Cupertino, Calif., Smith et al.,

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