Object Details
maker
Xerox Corporation
Description
The Alto was developed the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center. It was designed to be a networked operating system with a cutting-edge graphics display. The Alto consisted of the processor and storage unit, the display, keyboard, and mouse. Although the Alto and its successor, the Star, were not major commercial successes, their technologies were crucial to the development of personal computers and widely adapted for use by the industry.
Object 1989.0432.01.1 is the large processor and disk storage unit; 1989.0432.01.2 the monitor and keyboard, and 1986.0432.01.3 a disk of games played on the ALTO.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Xerox Corporation, Xerox Palo Alto Research Center
Date made
1973
ID Number
1989.0432.01.1
catalog number
1989.0432.01.1
accession number
1989.0432
Object Name
Microcomputer
processor, computer, xerox alto microcomputer
Measurements
overall: 22 1/2 in x 27 3/4 in x 28 in; 57.15 cm x 70.485 cm x 71.12 cm
overall: 57 in x 39 in x 43 in; 144.78 cm x 99.06 cm x 109.22 cm
place made
United States: California, Palo Alto
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Medicine and Science: Computers
Computers & Business Machines
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_334631