Alto articles

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  Feature

  40 years of icons: the evolution of the modern computer interface

  By Jesse Hicks on March 21, 2013 12:00 pm + 233 comments

  Fifty years ago, the word “computer” had a very different meaning. Prior to World War II, the Continue reading…

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  Article

  AOL launches Alto webmail client, its biggest conceptual leap since 'you've got mail'

  By Ellis Hamburger on October 18, 2012 04:00 am + 131 comments

  AOL today announced Alto, a web-based IMAP email client that lets you manage multiple email accounts Continue reading…

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  Gallery

  AOL Alto screenshots

  on October 18, 2012 04:00 am

  Screenshots of Alto, a new web email client from AOL. Continue reading…

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  Article

  Xerox commercial from 1972 shows the computer as your personal assistant

  By Jamie Keene on April 26, 2012 12:17 pm + 42 comments

  A commercial for Xerox's Alto computer released in 1972 introduced the world to the first desktop Continue reading…