When did steve Jobs visit Xerox PARC?

1979
The closest thing in the history of computing to a Prometheus myth is the late 1979 visit to Xerox PARC by a group of Apple engineers and executives led by Steve Jobs. According to early reports, it was on this visit that Jobs discovered the mouse, windows, icons, and other technologies that had been developed at PARC.

Who funded Xerox PARC?

Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Xerox Corporation and an integral part of Xerox’s strategy for long-term research investment. Founded in 1970 as a part of Xerox Research, PARC was incorporated as an independent research business.

What did Xerox PARC do?

Xerox PARC modulates a laser to create a bit-mapped electronic image on a xerographic copier drum. Not only does this demonstrate a novel way to print documents, but this invention of laser printing enables seamless rendering of digital documents onto paper, creating a multibillion dollar printing business for Xerox.

Why didn’t Xerox succeed at Parc?

During its early years, Xerox was not able to capitalize on the market potential of the research and development that was getting done at PARC. The benefit of that work accrued to other companies.

What was the problem with Xerox?

The problem with Xerox is that it failed at executing on the final step of this process (i.e. commercialization), which is the step at which Apple succeeded. John Seely Brown, former Chief Scientist and Director at Xerox PARC, highlighted this point when he stated that, “ Not everything we start ends up fitting with our business later on.

What is the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center?

On the July 1, 1970, the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center opened its doors. Commonly known as Xerox PARC, the research center was set up as a division of Xerox Corporation and was given the mandate to invent the technologies of the future.

What is the history of the Xerox Alto?

More pertinent to the topic at hand, in 1973, PARC’s team developed the Xerox Alto ‘personal’ computer. It supported bit-mapped display, and window and icon-based GUI-based operating system, and WYSIWYG (What You See is What You Get) editor.