Interfaces & HCI · Recorded milestone
Graphical user interface
Recorded year1973
The Xerox Alto combines windows, icons and Engelbart's mouse.
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- Time-sharingRecorded · 1961enables
- SketchpadRecorded · 1963enables
- Computer mouseRecorded · 1964enables
- DRAM memory chipRecorded · 1970requires
Led to
- Desktop publishingRecorded · 1985enables
- Presentation softwareRecorded · 1987enables
- Vector drawing softwareRecorded · 1987enables
- Office software suiteRecorded · 1989enables
- Photo editing softwareRecorded · 1990enables
- Graphical web browserRecorded · 1993enables
- PDF documentsRecorded · 1993enables
- AI that uses a computerRecorded · 2024enables
- AI desktop coworkersRecorded · 2026requires
- Agents as the main interfaceForecast · ~2027enables
Sources & evidence
Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.