Patched — First Window Of Computer

: The ability to click a link to jump to another document. From Research to Reality: Xerox PARC

While Xerox pioneered the technology, it was and Microsoft that made windowed computing a consumer reality. first window of computer

: Users could "point and click" to open a window, a concept pioneered by Douglas Engelbart and refined at Xerox. Bringing Windows to the Masses (1984–1985) : The ability to click a link to jump to another document

The Alto never sold commercially. But its windows inspired the Apple Lisa (1983) and Macintosh (1984), then Microsoft Windows 1.0 (1985). Today, we juggle dozens of windows without thinking. Zoom, Photoshop, your browser tabs—each is a descendant of that first rectangle. then Microsoft Windows 1.0 (1985). Today