1989/09/01 by Jeff Johnson, Teresa L. Roberts, William L. Verplank +4 · 1 citation
Decision Sciences · Computer Science · #Personal Information Management and User Behavior #Cognitive Computing and Networks #Mobile Agent-Based Network Management #Workstation #Computer science #Star (game theory) #Documentation #Ethernet #Office automation #Server #Local area network #Operating system #World Wide Web
paper · doi:10.1109/2.35211
openalex publication_date 1989/09/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
A description is given of the Xerox 8010 Star information system, which was designed as an office automation system. The idea was that professionals in a business or organization would have workstations on their desks and would use them to produce, retrieve, distribute, and organize documentation, presentations, memos, and reports. All of the workstations in an organization would be connected via Ethernet and would share access to file servers, printers, etc. The distinctive features of Star are identified, and changes to the original design are examined. A history of Star development is included. Some lessons learned from designing Star are related.>