Welcome Guest. | Log In| Register | Membership Benefits
 

techencyclopedia

Results found for: Alto

Printer Print this page

Image Friendly View
 
Alto
The desktop computer from Xerox that pioneered the mouse/icon/desktop environment. Developed at PARC, it was the progenitor of Xerox's Star and Apple's Lisa and Mac. Designed in 1973 with 128K RAM, 608x808 screen, 2.5MB removable hard disk and built-in Ethernet. About 1,000 Altos were in use by 1979.




Alto Computer
The first graphical user interface created for business purposes was working more than 10 years before the Macintosh was introduced. (Image courtesy of Palo Alto Research Center.)





terms similiar to your header
 

 
define another it term


Or get a random definition

copyright THIS COPYRIGHTED DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY.
All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.

Copyright (©) 1981-2008 The Computer Language Company
Inc All rights reserved.

<A HREF="http://as.cmpnet.com/event.ng/Type=click&FlightID=162441&AdID=252836&TargetID=11656&Segments=474,1892,3108,12178,13984,14404,14494,15690,16024&Targets=11656,2625,10070,11676,11984&Values=34,46,51,63,77,87,90,102,140,222,227,442,479,1431,1766,1785,1925,1944,1945,1970,2327,2352,2623,2678,3380,4079,6293,6393,6440,6489,6541,6567,6815,6841,6967,7062,7250&RawValues=&Redirect=http://itoperationaladvantage.techweb.com/?cid=webimu_con_entsoft_iwk" target="_top"><IMG SRC="http://i.cmpnet.com/ads/graphics/as5/nf/house/HP_tw_0906066_hp_concierge_imu.gif" WIDTH=336 HEIGHT=280 BORDER=0></A>




TechWeb The Global Leader In Technology Media