Graphics Reference
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input devices. Since the GUI was embedded into the operating system, all the applic-
ation software employed the same methods to perform tasks, making it easy to learn
new pieces of software. In 1990, Microsoft introduced the Windows operating sys-
tem, which used the same metaphors as the Macintosh. It became the standard oper-
ating system for the personal computer market.
The first personal computer prototype, the Xerox Alto, 1973.
The Lisa, made by Apple Computers, 1983, was the first personal computer available to the con-
sumer that featured a detachable keyboard, mouse and Graphical User Interface.
