Xerox Star
Early GUI-based computer workstation from Xerox / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Xerox Star workstation, officially named Xerox 8010 Information System, is the first commercial personal computer to incorporate technologies that have since become standard in personal computers, including a bitmapped display, a window-based graphical user interface, icons, folders, mouse (two-button), Ethernet networking, file servers, print servers, and e-mail.[2][3]
.jpg) Xerox Star 8010 | |
| Also known as | Xerox 8010 Information System |
|---|---|
| Developer | Xerox |
| Manufacturer | Xerox |
| Product family | 8000-series |
| Type | Workstation |
| Release date | 1981; 42 years ago (1981) |
| Introductory price | $16,595[1] (equivalent to $53,420 in 2022) |
| Discontinued | 1985 |
| Operating system | Pilot |
| CPU | AMD Am2900 based |
| Memory | 384 KB, expandable to 1.5 MB |
| Storage | 10, 29, or 40 MB hard drive and 8" floppy drive |
| Display | 17 inch |
| Graphics | 1024×808 pixels @ 38.7 Hz |
| Connectivity | Ethernet |
| Predecessor | Xerox Alto |
| Successor | Xerox Daybreak (ViewPoint; Xerox 6085) |
Introduced by Xerox Corporation on April 27, 1981, the name Star technically refers only to the software sold with the system for the office automation market. The 8010 workstations were also sold with software based on the programming languages Lisp and Smalltalk for the smaller research and software development market.