The Xerox Alto computer is developed in 1972. Regarded as the precursor to today's PC, it has a bitmap screen display, windows, drop-down menus, hard disk, a mouse, a software productivity suite with a word processor, and even email. As Xerox focuses on copier technology and patents, the Alto researchers eventually move on to Microsoft, IBM, and Apple, taking with them their Alto knowledge and technology.
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