PCs Hit 30

Not Wintels but single-user computers according to this Mercury News article. The Xerox Alto was first demonstrated 30 years ago at Xerox PARC. The Alto was the first computer designed for an individual to use. It led directly to Apple's Lisa and Macintosh. [Dana Baggett]

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