THe Evolution of the PC and Microsoft

        Xerox, Apple, IBM, and Compaq all played major roles in the development of the Personal Computer, or "PC," and the success of Microsoft. Though it may seem so, the computer industry did not just pop-up overnight. It took many years of dedication, hard-work, and most importantly, thievery to turn the personal computer from a machine the size of a Buick, used only by zit-faced "nerds," to the very machine I am typing this report on.         …

…that Windows Oe95 does. 3.0 sold 30 million copies in its first year, propelling Microsoft to success.         So, neither the PC industry nor Microsoft was built overnight. Each owes a lot to several different people and companies. Isn't it amazing that so much has developed in just twenty-three years? Here's something even more amazing. Remember the ALTO? Guess what it had... a GUI, a mouse, a networking system, everything. So maybe we haven't come all that far.