In 1970 Xerox was one of the biggest manufactures of photocopiers. But with a future that promised a paper free society they had to think in new ways. Jacob Goldman had founded PARC (Palo Alto Research Center) in 1970: They brought together a group of promising young scientists to work at Xerox PARC, their task was to create the computer of the future and Xerox would pay for the next ten years. This was the start of Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, Xerox PARC. Although the researchers were given a goal, no restrictions were put on how they achieved it and a significant amount of capital was put at their disposal. This basic research and a more informal method of working, allowed several major technological breakthroughs that have contribut
|
This is only the first few lines of this paper. If you would like to view the entire paper you need to register here.
|
Get Instant Access to 100,000 Essays!!
|
|