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Before the Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, Python, Java, and Objective-C, there was Smalltalk.  50 years ago this September, Smalltalk, which ultimately revolutionized personal computing, graphical user interfaces, and programming languages, was first created at Xerox PARC in Alan Kay’s Learning Research Group as a way to help children learn by using computers.  Join us for […]

The inside story of personal computing at the legendary research lab

Introducing the Smalltalk Zoo Share In commemoration of the 40 th anniversary of the release of Smalltalk-80, the Computer History Museum is proud to announce a collaboration with Dan Ingalls to preserve and host the “Smalltalk Zoo.” Below, computer scientist Adele Goldberg explains the vision behind Smalltalk. What is Smalltalk, and what is the Smalltalk Zoo? The Smalltalk Zoo is a collection of historical versions of the revolutionary graphical programming and user environment Smalltalk, ...