[R-390] Re: Hammarlund in the Subject

Thu, 31 Jan 2002 18:32:40 -0500

I seem to remember "Gem".  It is going back aways.  The stuff came on a
8inch floppy.  Now I know I'm getting old...

Bob N0DGN

> 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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