[R-390] Re: Hammarlund in the Subject

mikea [email protected]
Thu, 31 Jan 2002 17:16:00 -0600


On Thu, Jan 31, 2002 at 01:01:46PM -0800, Michael Watts wrote:
> I was with Steve Jobs at the NCC (National Computer Conference) when the Xerox machine was first
> displayed with a mouse and iconic GUI.  Steve said right then it was a great idea.  That led to
> the Lisa which lead to the Mac.  I understand that the visit to Xerox was after the NCC.  I have
> almost forgotten, but I think the name of the Xerox system was "Star".  Correct me if I'm wrong.

I don't remember "Star" as an in-house name, but it could have 
been the "Dorado" or Goldfish", maybe, under a different name.
Just A Guess.

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Mike Andrews
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Tired old sysadmin since 1964