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20 Cards in this Set
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Input and Output
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conversation between computers and people
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Xerox Alto
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first computer as we know them today, with networking, email, etc.
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Xerox PARC (Palo Alto Research Center)
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developed things like laser printing, digital videos, ethernet, etc.
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Networking
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connected computers (then Altos) into networks, such as ethernet
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Video Displays
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first were like TVs, then became flat panel displays
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1950s
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when videos displays were being developed
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Keyboards
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many surprising designs other than the standard today
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Trackballs and light pens
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prerequisite to modern mouse
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Mice
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different designs experimenting with different numbers of buttons
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Laser printers
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developed at Xerox PARC
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Gary Starkweather
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invented first laser printer
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Creative ideas for input
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mice, keyboards, styluses
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Creative ideas for output
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tablets, displays, icons, etc.
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Graphics
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first developed on Alto; very helpful
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Icons and windows
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made using computers easier
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Whirlwind and DATAR computers
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Early powerful computers with first video displays
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George Pake
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Founder of Xerox PARC
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Chuck Thacker
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Leading designer on Alto and in PARC
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Computer Science Laboratory (CSL)
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Xerox PARC's idea center
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Beanbag meeting room
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CSL would meet in a meeting room with beanbag chairs to discuss ideas
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