This dimension groups computing systems by the ACM subject area their design belongs to. Wikipedia notes that operating systems, networks and embedded systems are studied as areas that "investigate the principles and design behind complex systems." Browsing this way collects every system classified under the same ACM area.
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1. Wikipedia: Xerox Alto
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The first machines were introduced on March 1, 1973, and in limited production starting one decade before Xerox's designs inspired Apple to release the first mass-market GUI computers.
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