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> It was the profits from this that made Xerox PARC possible, a little over a decade later. These timescales of iteration are hard to imagine for folks that we
by xattt 4y ago
> It was the profits from this that made Xerox PARC possible, a little over a decade later.
These timescales of iteration are hard to imagine for folks that weren’t alive at the time. In my mind, Xerox was a photocopying company forever (like Kodak) and PARC was just an interesting thing they did.
When you mention that these were about a decade apart, the pace of technological progress seems insane.
- AlbertCory 4y agoIf you read Dealers of Lightning, you'll see that the first Alto was built in 1972. So, only 13 years after the 914 introduction. Laser printing -- around that same time. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Starkweather https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Starkweather
- kQq9oHeAz6wLLS 4y agoSuch a good book, highly recommended.