The Alto design dates from 1973. Digital Research didn't exist until
1976 and that was to peddle CP/M. WIMP is a GUI concept and not a
product. See "Gary Kildall" and DR's product "GEM" under this link
<http://iapsandpit.techcohosting.com/lexicon/index.php?si=g>
GEM is the embodiment of WIMP as a DR product and it was produced by an
ex Xerox PARC employee.
Chuck Norcutt
On 6/12/2013 11:23 AM, Chris Barker wrote:
> I'm sure that you're right, Chuck, but I seem to remember that DR (Digital .
> . .) was the originator of the WIMP environment. It's certainly what my
> Atari mags were telling me in the late 80s when I was using an Atari ST
> bought at MacDill AFB BX ($600 with colour monitor).
>
> Chris
>
> On 12 Jun 2013, at 13:35, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> You're perfectly welcome to keep your Mac but you should not call
>> Windows a Mac ripoff. Both are a ripoff of the Xerox Alto created by
>> Xerox PARC. But it's good that Jobs and Gates came along and took what
>> they did. Xerox hadn't a clue about the value of what they had. The
>> Alto would still be languishing in the lab.
>
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