1 Jun
1998
1 Jun
'98
2:43 p.m.
Well if they arent keeping it, it should go to a museum like the one at
Boston.....
One question though, wasent the Xerox 820 basically the same as the Alto?
-----Original Message-----
From: Max Eskin <maxeskin(a)hotmail.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Date: Tuesday, June 02, 1998 8:53
Subject: Re: Final Xerox Star demo
What processor did it use?
Also, what will be done to the machine after the "last run"?
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On Mon, 1 Jun 1998, Larry Groebe wrote:
> >Is there someone to contact by phone to see if there will be
videotapes
> >available?
> >
> >thanks
> >
> >Kai
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Doug Yowza [mailto:yowza@yowza.com]
> >Sent: Monday, June 01, 1998 3:17 PM
> >To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
> >Subject: Final Xerox Star demo
> >
> >
> >>Xerox PARC is giving one final demonstration of the original Xerox
Star
> >>workstation built in 1981. This may
be the last time it gets
> >>demoed, as the hardware has begun failing due to its age. Don't
miss
> >>this opportunity to witness one of
the most important steps ever
taken in
> >>the history of computing and user
interface design.
>
>
> Better yet, has anyone given thought to the viability of building a
Star
emulator?
How fast could those things have been?
Not terribly. IIRC, there was a discernable lag between keystroke and
the appearance of the character on the monitor screen!
- don
--Larry
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