# Bell Labs - [Technologies developed at Bell Labs](http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2012/02/26/sunday-review/26bell-gfx/26bell-gfx-popup-v2.png) - 1939, $20k, digital computer by George Stibitz. In 2023, that’s $430k. # Xerox PARC ### budget Source: [youtube](https://youtu.be/gTAghAJcO1o?si=LO8P41rgY0lnqFsM) - Below is based on 2010 dollars (I think): ![[IMG_4320.png]] - Alan’s salary $22k; house in Palo Alto was 45K and each researcher got equipment budgets of 2-3 times salary. - Each Alto cost $85k each (2010 eq) and they made 2000 of them. # NASA