Xerox PARC
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computer science research laboratory
corporate research and development organization
research center
Xerox PARC is a pioneering research center renowned for developing foundational technologies of modern computing, including the graphical user interface, laser printing, and Ethernet networking.
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| instanceOf |
computer science research laboratory
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corporate research and development organization → research center → |
| alternativeName |
PARC
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Xerox Palo Alto Research Center → |
| country |
United States
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| developed |
Bravo text editor
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Ethernet → Smalltalk programming language → Xerox Alto → Xerox Star interface concepts → laser printer prototypes → |
| era |
1970s computing revolution
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| field |
computer science
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electrical engineering → human–computer interaction → information technology → networking → printing technology → |
| foundedBy |
Xerox Corporation
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| fullName |
Palo Alto Research Center
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| impact |
foundational technologies of modern computing
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| influenced |
Apple Lisa
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Apple Macintosh → Microsoft Windows → modern graphical user interfaces → modern personal computers → |
| knownFor |
WYSIWYG text editing and document preparation
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advances in human–computer interaction → bitmap graphics displays → computer-supported cooperative work research → desktop metaphor for user interfaces → development of Ethernet networking → development of laser printing technology → development of the Alto personal computer → development of the Bravo text editor → development of the Star workstation concepts → graphical user interface research → icon-based user interfaces → laser printer controller design → object-oriented programming language Smalltalk → ubiquitous computing research → |
| locatedIn |
Palo Alto, California
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| parentOrganization |
Xerox Corporation
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| researchFocus |
distributed computing
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document processing → machine learning → ubiquitous computing → user interface design → |