Evaluation:
Published: 22.12.2004.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Xerox PARC', 1.
  • Essays 'Xerox PARC', 2.
Extract

Module 1
Section 4
4.1<Tab/>Xerox PARC - Introduction
Other than photocopiers, all the good ideas in computing currently in use can be traced back to PARC, including:
*<Tab/>The graphical user interface: such as the Macintosh and Windows operating systems.
*<Tab/>Ethernet: a common method of linking PCs together and PCs to printers.
*<Tab/>Object-oriented programming: now the most common method of programming.
*<Tab/>The laser printer.
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4.2<Tab/>GUIs and WYSIW…

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