Xerox PARC: Birthplace of Tech Innovations - Toner to Ethernet & Beyond, Thesis of Network Design

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Introduction

• (^) Founded: April 18, 1906, Rochester, New York, United States ; 115 years ago
• (^) known as the Haloid Photographic Company
• Chester Carlson was working independently and invented a process for printing image using an electrically charged drum and powder called “Toner” ; 1938

PARC ; Alto

• (^) Xerox PARC created the Xerox

Alto in 1973 ;

• (^) Find out more about GUI : http://toastytech.com/guis/gv.html
• Alto also had the first Ethernet

port to connect it on a network

Ethernet

• (^) Ethernet : A family of wired computer

networking technologies commonly used in

local area networks

• (^) An internal memo coins the term "Ethernet"

system of interacting workstations, files and

printers, linked via coaxial cable ;

• Operated the first optical cable-based local area

network (LAN) ; 1982

Ethernet ; Category 6 cable with RJ-45 connector

The Downfall of Xerox

1. Corporate could not properly manage and fund it's subsidiaries
2. Sales and marketing people were influencing the company
3. Product person at xerox couldn't change the course of the company
4. Xerox had bet against Intel and against decentralized computing which didn't turn out well for them

The Downfall of Xerox

5. Xerox forgot about product sensibility ; They were making high profit margins as it was a monopoly market share
6. Brother, Canon , Epson , Mergenthaler were already saturating the low end of the product spectrum.
7. As of monopoly Xerox did not have to change the technology and make innovation to keep up ; this also stalled their success for a while

Innovations Going On

Metal 3D Printer 3D printing technology, whether using plastic, composites, or metals Accuracy: Ability to precisely print as designed Strength: Performance of finished parts compared to internal and external standards The military has been keenly interested in 3D printing as a means of producing parts and giving operators in remote environments ElemX 3D Liquid Metal printed docking socket ElemX 3D Liquid Metal printed drive hub

On-the-Go X-Ray Detector

PARC, in conjunction with LOGOS IMAGING, are working

together on commercializing this next generation

portable digital X-ray technology

Prototype units are undergoing testing by U.S.

government agencies, including the Department of

Defense.

Image illustrated to show classified technology

Computer Vision Computer vision approaches employ deep neural networks—inspired by the human brain—to accomplish a breadth of complex visual tasks It’s current capabilities : Accuracy at or above human levels Medical Diagnostics Additive Manufacturing Health & Beauty

We Could be more than just a Tonner Head

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