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- From: philip@utstat.toronto.edu (Philip McDunnough)
- Subject: Re: CBM mention on 12/11/92 Computer Chronicles
- Message-ID: <1992Dec25.021255.13424@utstat.toronto.edu>
- Organization: University of Toronto, Dept. of Statistics
- References: <1992Dec19.180750.2820@seas.gwu.edu> <gnq296k@rpi.edu> <1992Dec24.170301.28448@clipper.ingr.com>
- Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1992 02:12:55 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec24.170301.28448@clipper.ingr.com> kontos@clipper.ingr.com (Thorne Kontos) writes:
- >The concept of a GUI and its initial design was not a "Mac" thing,
- >not an "Amiga" thing, and certainly not an "IBM" thing. The concept
- >came from Xerox, and so did some initial implementation. This was
- >developed by Xerox at their advanced research center.
-
- The concept of a GUI was around even before Xerox (not at Apple!). Just being
- a bit picky here but it was floating around in academic circles for some
- time.
- >
- >You may ask how I came about this information. It is simple. I work in the
- >building that used to be their 'advanced research center'. They have since
- >gone...
-
- Are the ghosts giving you any lost secrets?!
-
- Philip McDunnough
- philip@utstat.toronto.edu
-