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Xerox Parc’s Engineers on How They Invented the Future—and How Xerox Lost It

Cars That Think

The first personal computer developed in the United States is commonly thought to be the MITS Altair, which sold as a hobbyist’s kit in 1976. At nearly the same time the Apple I became available, also in kit form. Even today, he said, he receives laser-printed documents from universities in which he can recognize the Dover typefaces.

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Will CARB’s New Rules Damage EV Startups?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Both cars will be subject to the new CARB rules, but GM and Toyota should have no problem affording the rigorous tests or financing the warranty requirements. That means you can drive around town as an electric car, and then jump on the freeway and head to Los Angeles, without having to recharge the battery.

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