the history of apple computer

By bobsagitrocks

  • Jef Raskin (Mac creator) writes Ph.D

    Jef Raskin (Mac creator) writes Ph.D
    appleJef Raskin (Mac creator) writes Ph.D. thesis on the Graphical User Interface (GUI) at Penn State University. In his thesis he coins the term "QuickDraw" for the first time. This will eventualy become the name of the Mac's graphics routine 17 years later.

  • Xerox opens Palo Alto Research Center (PARC),

    Xerox opens Palo Alto Research Center (PARC),
    appleXerox opens Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), and employs the greatest minds in the field to research advances in computer science. Raskin begins to take several trips to PARC as a visiting scholar for the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.