{"id":882,"date":"2024-10-08T19:09:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T19:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2024\/?p=882"},"modified":"2024-10-09T02:09:38","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T02:09:38","slug":"xerox-star-changed-computing-in-4-key-ways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2024\/silicon-age\/xerox-star-changed-computing-in-4-key-ways\/","title":{"rendered":"Xerox Star changed computing in 4 key ways"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First, the Star introduced a revolutionary GUI that used icons, menus, and a mouse to interact with the computer. This made it much more intuitive and accessible to non-technical users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"846\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/\u622a\u5c4f2024-10-08-\u4e0b\u53486.56.19.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/\u622a\u5c4f2024-10-08-\u4e0b\u53486.56.19.png 846w, https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/\u622a\u5c4f2024-10-08-\u4e0b\u53486.56.19-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/\u622a\u5c4f2024-10-08-\u4e0b\u53486.56.19-768x441.png 768w, https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/\u622a\u5c4f2024-10-08-\u4e0b\u53486.56.19-820x471.png 820w, https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/\u622a\u5c4f2024-10-08-\u4e0b\u53486.56.19-750x431.png 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 846px) 100vw, 846px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Second, the Star&#8217;s GUI also incorporated What You See Is What You Get(WYSIWYG) editing, allowing users to see exactly how their documents would look before printing them. This was a major improvement over previous systems where users had to rely on codes or special commands to format their text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"592\" src=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/\u622a\u5c4f2024-10-08-\u4e0b\u53486.56.34-1024x592.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/\u622a\u5c4f2024-10-08-\u4e0b\u53486.56.34-1024x592.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/\u622a\u5c4f2024-10-08-\u4e0b\u53486.56.34-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/\u622a\u5c4f2024-10-08-\u4e0b\u53486.56.34-768x444.png 768w, https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/\u622a\u5c4f2024-10-08-\u4e0b\u53486.56.34-820x474.png 820w, https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/\u622a\u5c4f2024-10-08-\u4e0b\u53486.56.34-750x434.png 750w, https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/\u622a\u5c4f2024-10-08-\u4e0b\u53486.56.34.png 1076w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Third, the Star was one of the first personal computers to be designed for networking, allowing users to share files, printers, and other resources across a network. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/\u622a\u5c4f2024-10-08-\u4e0b\u53487.06.19-1024x864.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/\u622a\u5c4f2024-10-08-\u4e0b\u53487.06.19-1024x864.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/\u622a\u5c4f2024-10-08-\u4e0b\u53487.06.19-300x253.png 300w, https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/\u622a\u5c4f2024-10-08-\u4e0b\u53487.06.19-768x648.png 768w, https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/\u622a\u5c4f2024-10-08-\u4e0b\u53487.06.19-820x692.png 820w, https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/\u622a\u5c4f2024-10-08-\u4e0b\u53487.06.19-750x633.png 750w, https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/\u622a\u5c4f2024-10-08-\u4e0b\u53487.06.19.png 1344w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, the Star&#8217;s inspired other companies.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First, the Star introduced a revolutionary GUI that used icons, menus, and a mouse to interact with the computer. 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