Re: Errors in a Microsoft Propaganda Book

[Gregory Weston <uce@splook.com>]

In article <0001HW.C2504AE900394548F02845B0@news.nw.centurytel.net>,
 Charlie Springer <RAM@regnirps.com> wrote:

> On Sat, 21 Apr 2007 12:26:17 -0700, Michael J. Mahon wrote
> (in article <IPqdnRxsoODz-LfbnZ2dnUVZ_jWdnZ2d@comcast.com>):
> 
> > Both PC efforts were catalyzed by the same Xerox PARC work that led to
> > the Mac.
> 
> False. Jef Raskin's thesis on computer GUIs was titled Quickdraw and was 
> written in 1967.

Note the word "catalyzed" in Michael's statement. "Catalyzed by" does 
not mean "born of" and does not deny nor trivialize the work that came 
before PARC.

G