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Whatever Happened to the Computer of Tomorrow, Anyway? The Xerox Alto Story #832425 Sun 09 Aug 2026 08:00:AM
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 678,976 Los Angeles, USA Webmaster OP Launch Director
OP Webmaster Launch Director Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 678,976 Los Angeles, USA	Whatever Happened to the Computer of Tomorrow, Anyway? The Xerox Alto Story You’ve almost certainly heard of the Xerox Alto, the machine that pioneered the desktop-mouse-keyboard interface and inspired Steve Jobs to produce the Apple Lisa and Macintosh computers. It wasn’t just …read more https://hackaday.com/2026/08/09/whatever-happened-to-the-computer-of-tomorrow-anyway-the-xerox-alto-story/