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At one time, Xerox was about the hippest company on the planet. Hard to believe, I know: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAt-lB9JIqw https://www.youtube.com/wa
by AlbertCory 3y ago
At one time, Xerox was about the hippest company on the planet. Hard to believe, I know:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAt-lB9JIqw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAt-lB9JIqw
Brother Dominic (who was, in reality, a Jewish comedian) came to the Xerox Star launch at NCC in 1981.
- ElFitz 3y agoAnd how it came to be is a fascinating story too [0]. And there’s a fascinating bit about Xerox in John Brooks’ "Business Adventures" [1]. [0]: https://www.forbes.com/sites/danpontefract/2023/02/25/how-xerox-became-xerox-why-you-should-pay-attention-to-employee-ideas/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/danpontefract/2023/02/25/how-xe... [1]: https://www.amazon.com/Business-Adventures-Twelve-Classic-Street/dp/1497644895 https://www.amazon.com/Business-Adventures-Twelve-Classic-St...
- AlbertCory 3y agoYep. Everyone at Xerox knew the story of Chester Carlson. They must still hold the record for "fastest transition from cool new company to sludgy old bureaucracy."