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Old 5th Jun 2021, 4:04 pm   #8
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Originally Posted by Malcolm G6ANZ View Post
It was Larry Tesler who invented ctrl c and ctrl v etc
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/tesl...obit-1.5470453

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Xerox PARC was massively important in the development of modern desktop computing, which is odd for a company which was primarily a photocopier manufacturer. Both Windows and the Mac interface were pretty much stolen from Xerox designs, and they also developed Ethernet, initially as a fast interface for their high end laser printers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PARC_(company)
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