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The First Xerox Machine

The first xerographic copier was sold in 1950. Although manually operated, it provided the experience and revenue to develop the 914. (Image courtesy of Xerox Corporation.)

The Model 914

Nine years of development following the Model A produced the 914, the first automatic xerographic copy machine. It was an outstanding success and catapulted Xerox into a major corporation. (Image courtesy of Xerox Corporation.)

Chester Carlson

In this 1965 photo, Carlson enacts his 1938 experiment. On October 22, 1938 he wrote "10-22-38 ASTORIA" with india ink on a glass slide. The room was darkened, and a zinc plate, covered with sulphur, was rubbed vigorously with a handkerchief to apply an electrostatic charge. He put the slide on the plate, exposed it to light for a few seconds, removed the slide and sprinkled lycopodium powder on the plate. He gently blew off the loose powder and what remained was the first electrophotographic copy. After Xerox became successful, Carlson was showered with honors and wealth. In 1968, he died of a stroke on a New York City street. (Image courtesy of Xerox Corporation.)

The First Commercial GUI

Xerox's Star workstation was the first commercial implementation of the graphical user interface. The Star was introduced in 1981 and was the inspiration for the Mac and all the other GUIs that followed. (Image courtesy of Palo Alto Research Center.)

The Xerox Palo Alto Research Center

PARC is located in the Stanford University Industrial Park in Palo Alto, California. (Image courtesy of Palo Alto Research Center; Brian Tramontana, photographer.)

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