Short for Xerox Palo Alto research center, Xerox PARC is a research center in Palo Alto, California, USA that began operations in 1970 and continues research and development today. Xerox PARC and its researchers developed numerous technologies that are widely used today. For example, the GUI, Ethernet, and laser printing are examples of some developments.
Alan Kay, Computer acronyms, Douglas Engelbart, Robert Metcalfe
Related information
- Xerox company and contact information.
- The official Palo Alto research center website.