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Albert, Thanks for the additional info. I'll be sure to check out your book. Whenever I think of Xerox, I only think of PARC. I rode past it for years and yea
by diskzero 5y ago
Albert,
Thanks for the additional info. I'll be sure to check out your book.
Whenever I think of Xerox, I only think of PARC. I rode past it for years and years and years as I went up and down Foothill from Apple. I didn't know about the El Segundo location.
Whenever I think of Star, or Alto, I focus on the GUI, the Smalltalk, etc. but of course the actual system had to be in place to host these applications.
Just for fun, I tried to see if the various sculptures were visible on current satellite at the (former?) Xerox A&E location on Aviation Blvd. but I couldn't find them. Bummer!
P.S. I just bought your book. I hope I meet you someday and can get you to sign it!
- AlbertCory 5y agoI'd be delighted. The A&E sculptures were there for a long, long time, but now that it's been renovated and re-rented (look up 777 S. Aviation), I guess they got rid of them. I'm actually Bob Purvy. I didn't change my name; just using a pen name, for no very good reason.
- diskzero 5y agoBob, I am pleased to report the sculptures are visible in this Street View scene. [1] I hope they won't vanish like the giant icons in the Apple Infinite Loop campus. https://www.google.com/maps/@33.906084,-118.3786489,3a,75y,278.52h,90.6t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sdrngwHEeHEPvAo_KELZKoQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 https://www.google.com/maps/@33.906084,-118.3786489,3a,75y,2...