The Xerox Alto was a minicomputer that had a lot of firsts to its name: first GUI, first Ethernet connection, and first computer to use a laser printer. This is the computer that inspired Steve ...

Tektronix, Inc., whose color printer division was acquired by Xerox in 2000, pioneered the solid ink printer market with its crayonlike cartridges. When introduced in the mid-1990s, the color ...