@neauoire Xerox was my first job straight out of uni in 1981 when we were first bringing Star to market.
I worked in the Pilot team (OS kernel) and it was indeed a wonderful place. The environment for a techie like me (uninvolved in all the higher level machinations) was indeed a supportive one that fostered innovation.
At the time, many of us naively believed that having the best technology would win the day. It was beneficial to me to unlearn this early in my career.
@bitsplusatoms Oh wow, that must have been something to be there first hand. I'm just past the point where a competing IBM computer that had a basic green and black screen basically stole the market, by being cheaper. Were you there also during the creation of the Dorado?