Prelude

1963 Human Factors Research Center @ SRI
- Douglas Engelbart
- "electronic office"
- an integration of text and pictures
- ARPA/IPTO funded
- J. C. R. Licklider's vision of "man-computer symbiosis"

- 1965 developed the mouse
- won out by experiment

- 1968 prototype electronic office demo @ National Computer Conference
- 20 ft display screen
- impractical because of cost
- attracted a lot of attention

Computer Science Laboratory @ Univ of Utah
- David Evans & Ivan Sutherland
- ARPA/IPTO funded
- 1967-69 Dynabook - Alan Kay's PhD Thesis
- a device for personal information needs
- notebook size
- store lots of information
- intended to replace paper media

Xerox Alto

Apple Computer

MS Windows

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