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MarkOfStrathclyde asked: Video demonstration to accompany two research papers: “Design and development of Taeneb City Guide – From Paper Maps and Guidebooks to Electronic Guides” by MD Dunlop, P. Ptasinski, A. Morrison, S. McCallum, C. Risbey, and F. Stewart presented at Enter 2004 and “Focussed palmtop information access combining starfield displays and profile-based recommendations” by [...]

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lactomangulators asked: This is a demostration of the Xerox Alto computer in 1974. The Alto, introduced in 1973, but never commercially produced, was perhaps the most innovative design in computer history: it had a mouse, a GUI, an object-oriented OS and development tools, and fast networking with the first ethernet cards. These are features that [...]

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13579111317192329 asked: The Xerox Alto Computer promotional film by Xerox. From the Triumph of the nerds, comment by Robert Cringely.

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kipkay asked: What can you make with paper clips, rubber bands, a pencil, a keyring, a BB and a screwdriver? Here are 4 great hacks anyone can do! Like it? Tweet it! bit.ly ►Check out my ‘secret’ classic videos: www.kipkay.com The original iPhone Paper Clip idea from Dean Liou www.youtube.com

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diagonaluk asked: Toyota have unveiled a new robot that can play the violin. Albeit not particularly well. Where else to find Diagonal View… FOLLOW us on Twitter: ow.ly or LIKE us on Facebook: ow.ly check out our Robot themed playlist @ www.youtube.com

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WeAreAustin asked: As seen on “WeAreAustin.com” Professional Advice section. Part 2 “How do low testosterone levels affect a man’s health?”

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ComputerHistory asked: [Recorded: June 4, 2001] Founded in 1970, the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) created, over a relatively short period, a paradigm shift in computing. Many of the technologies in modern personal computers, including high-quality graphical user interfaces featuring windows and icons, computer generated bitmapped graphics, Ethernet networked distributed computing, and laser printing, [...]

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