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2014/03/09 10:08:52
DeeringAmps
I believe it all originated in Xerox's PARC project.
Pretty well documented in "JOBS" as well.
6 degrees of separation; seems we all have an acquaintance that was involved.
And at least one that was at Woodstock too! ;-)
 
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2014/03/09 15:56:39
soens
We must have agreeable friends.
 
Woodstock, however, didn't agree with me or my friends.
2014/03/09 16:03:02
bapu
Karyn
My friend agrees as well.

If I had friends I would hope they would agree too.
2014/03/09 16:06:35
bapu
As Windows is a product name, I feel like the title has a grammar error. Am I wrong?
 
Seems like it should read:
 
Windows was not invented by Apple or Microsoft.
2014/03/09 17:28:55
craigb
My imaginary friends haven't stopped arguing long enough to agree... 
2014/03/10 09:19:47
UbiquitousBubba
My imaginary friends don't even agree about being called "friends."
 
They do agree about Xerox, however. When you think about it, Xerox had a graphical user interface, a mouse, and networked desktop computers in an R&D lab to predict how they could survive in a paperless office of the future. They're Xerox. Their entire existence was based on paper. It's not hard to figure out why their executives decided this technology was worthless. 
 
I bet their wives still give them a hard time about it. "Oh, look at that! We've got email from our grandchildren. Isn't that amazing? I thought this fad was supposed to end decades ago. It's a good thing you made sure that we didn't get caught up in the technology revolution. I'm sure our grandchildren are happy that they won't have to inherit all that money. Don't you feel sorry for all of those billionaires who used the ideas from your lab? It's too bad you weren't around to tell Thomas Edison not to bother with the light bulb and the phonograph, too. How's your paper, dear?"
 
 
2014/03/10 13:09:13
craigb
I wonder if those execs get tired of their wives giving them the same meal every night for dinner...
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