Xerox PARC Visit by Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs, along with several Apple engineers, visited Xerox PARC and witnessed a demonstration of the Alto computer's graphical user interface, mouse, and object-oriented programming. This visit profoundly influenced Jobs's vision for the Macintosh.

Significance

This visit was the catalyst for Jobs's decision to shift the Macintosh project's direction from Jef Raskin's original vision to a graphical, mouse-driven computer, effectively charting the course for all future personal computing interfaces.