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'''Xerox''' tried several times to get into the computer business, but never succeeded - but in the process, a research laboratory they set up, [[Xerox PARC]], produced enormous accomplishments which changed computers forever. | '''Xerox''' tried several times to get into the computer business, but never succeeded - but in the process, a research laboratory they set up, [[Xerox PARC]], produced enormous accomplishments which changed computers forever. | ||
| − | Xerox' first move into computers was to buy [[Scientific Data Systems]] makers of the [[SDS Sigma series]], in 1969, renaming it Xerox Data Systems | + | Xerox' first move into computers was to buy [[Scientific Data Systems]], makers of the [[SDS Sigma series]] of [[mainframe]]s, in 1969, renaming it Xerox Data Systems. They could never work out how to make a successful business out of it, and sold it off in 1975, losing hundreds of millions of US$. |
PARC produced several generations of ground-breaking [[personal computer]]s, starting with the famed [[Xerox Alto]], along with support technologies such as [[Ethernet]] and [[laser printer]]s. | PARC produced several generations of ground-breaking [[personal computer]]s, starting with the famed [[Xerox Alto]], along with support technologies such as [[Ethernet]] and [[laser printer]]s. | ||
Latest revision as of 02:38, 29 July 2025
Xerox tried several times to get into the computer business, but never succeeded - but in the process, a research laboratory they set up, Xerox PARC, produced enormous accomplishments which changed computers forever.
Xerox' first move into computers was to buy Scientific Data Systems, makers of the SDS Sigma series of mainframes, in 1969, renaming it Xerox Data Systems. They could never work out how to make a successful business out of it, and sold it off in 1975, losing hundreds of millions of US$.
PARC produced several generations of ground-breaking personal computers, starting with the famed Xerox Alto, along with support technologies such as Ethernet and laser printers.
Xerox attempted to turn that research into a product, the Xerox Star line of workstations, but again could not make a success out of it.
Other computers: Xerox 500 series, Xerox NoteTaker, Xerox 820, Xerox 820-II, Xerox Daybreak aka Xerox 6805 PCS aka Xerox 1186.
Other companies, such as Apple, Microsoft, etc went on to turn the PARC research into products that forever changed computers.
External links
- Office Systems Technology - A Look into the World of the Xerox 8000 Series Products: Workstations, Services, Ethernet, and Software Development
- Xerox Sigma 9 mainframe computer system - from Paul Allen's collection at the LCM, includes several images
