The Xerox Star was the first commercial personal computer, and it used technologies that are still prevalent today. It was designed to be intuitive and easy to use for people that were not computer experts. The Xerox Star used icons and folders to make it more intuitive, and this is still done today with modern computers. Everything in the computer system and everything the computer was doing would be shown on the screen. This allowed the user to visualize what they’re doing, making the Xerox Star easier to use. The Xerox Star also used a mouse with two buttons, which we obviously still use nowadays.

The Xerox Star opened the door for user interface design, interaction design, and other roles that hadn’t existed previously. Despite not being commercially successful, the Xerox Star inspired Apple’s later technologies and influenced technology today.