Xerox

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Xerox was founded in 1906 in Rochester as "The Haloid Photographic Company", which originally manufactured photographic paper and equipment. The company subsequently changed its name to "Haloid Xerox" in 1958 and then simply "Xerox" in 1961. The company came to prominence in 1959 with the introduction of the Xerox 914, the first plain paper photocopier using the process of Electro-photography

Xerox Computers

Rank Xerox Megabyte Winchester Disc System

Rank Xerox TC I, II and III Service Test Box

Rank Xerox Telecopier 400 modified for development trials of a later U.K. version.

Xerox 820 16/8 Personal Computer

Xerox 820-II

Xerox Diablo 3100

Timeline for Xerox :

Date	Event
16 Sep 1959	The Xerox 914 is the first office copier for sale
1 Jun 1970	Xerox opens the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC)
1 Feb 1973	Rank Xerox 530 mini launched
1 Feb 1973	Rank Xerox
1 Mar 1973	Xerox Alto personal computer is developed at Xerox PARC
22 May 1973	Bob Metcalfe invents Ethernet
31 May 1973	Xerox moves in Swedish market
Aug 1982	News Article : Xerox pushes on
Nov 1982	News Article : New products in brief

Hardware Products

Xerox 820-II Drive Controller Card
Unknown
This expansion card shipped inside the Xerox 820-II as standard.

Manufacturer : Xerox
Type : Peripheral

Rank Xerox Telecopier 400 modified for development trials of a later U.K. version.
1974
It finally saw the market, in much modified form, as the Telecopier 455.

Manufacturer : Xerox
Type : Peripheral

Rank Xerox Line Coupler
June 1975
Product code XB331. Produced in June 1975, this device allowed a connected computer to communicate with a remote computer using one line coupler at each end of a communications line....

Manufacturer : Rank Xerox
Type : Peripheral

Xerox Diablo 3100
1981
Our xerox diablo 3100 was purchased in 1981 for £12,000It has an 8035 processor, an 8" floppy disk and a 10MB Winchester hard disk.

Manufacturer : Xerox
Type : Computer

Xerox 820-II
1982
The Xerox 820 was an 8-bit desktop computer sold by Xerox.

Manufacturer : Xerox
Type : Computer

Xerox 820 16/8 Personal Computer
1983
The Xerox 8/16 was the successor to the Xerox 820 series.

Manufacturer : Xerox
Type : Computer

Rank Xerox TC I, II and III Service Test Box
1990
This was manufactured by Magnavox, not Xerox.

Manufacturer : Xerox
Type : Peripheral

Xerox PARCTab Prototype
1991
This handheld prototype is one of Xerox PARC's early 'Ubiquitous Computing' experiments.

Manufacturer : Xerox
Type : PDA

Software Products

CP/M820-II 2.2E
1981
This handheld prototype is one of Xerox PARC's early 'Ubiquitous Computing' experiments.

Manufacturer : Xerox
Type : Software

Xerox Software Upgrade Kit 1.0 to 1.1 8010 977L70024
1981
VP File Conversion of 860 Documents 130K07782 VP Terminal Emulation of DEC VT100 130K08430 VP Terminal Emulation of TTY 130K08170 VP Xerox Classic Fonts 130K06290 VP Xerox Modern Fonts VP Xerox Printw...

Manufacturer : Xerox
Type : Software

Xerox Desktop Publishing Series
1987
VP File Conversion of 860 Documents 130K07782 VP Terminal Emulation of DEC VT100 130K08430 VP Terminal Emulation of TTY 130K08170 VP Xerox Classic Fonts 130K06290 VP Xerox Modern Fonts VP Xerox Printw.

Manufacturer : Rank Xerox
Type : Software

Xerox Docuprint M750/M760 Getting Started Guide
2000
Illustrated manual in 5 languages together with software...

Manufacturer : Xerox
Type : Software

Promotional Items

Xerox 610 Electronic Typewriter
Unknown
Promotional card for the Xerox 610 electronic typewriter.

Manufacturer : Xerox
Type : Promotional Item

Xerox Diablo 3000 Brochure
1979
Six-page brochure for the Xerox Diablo 3000 computer.

Manufacturer : Xerox
Type : Promotional Item

Xerox 860 Information Procesor
1980
Four-page A5 leaflet for the Xerox 860 Information Processor.

Manufacturer : Xerox
Type : Promotional Item

Xerox 820 Microcomputer Brochure
1981
Six-page brochure with specification and peripherals for the Xerox 820 Microcomputer.

Manufacturer : Xerox
Type : Promotional Item

Xerox 820 Computer Leaflet
1982
Leaflet for the Xerox 820 computer with Price List for Xerox Diablo computers.

Manufacturer : Xerox
Type : Promotional Item