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'''Metaphor Computer Systems''' (1982–1994) was aan [[XeroxAmerican PARC]]computer spin-offcompany that created an advanced [[workstation]], [[database]] gateway, a unique graphical office interface, and software applications that "seamlessly integrate" data from both internal and external sources. The Metaphor machine, which pre-dated Apple's [[Macintosh]],<ref name="LATimes"/> was one of the first commercial workstations to offer a complete hardware/software package and a GUI, including "a wireless mouse and a wireless five-function key pad".<ref name=Metaphor.AA1988>{{cite news

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==History==

[[David Liddle]] and Donald Massaro founded Metaphor in 1982 after leaving [[Xerox PARC]].<ref name="LATimes">{{cite news|title='IBM Gets Stake in Metaphor to Enhance Its PCs'

|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1988-04-19/business/fi-1256_1_metaphor-system|accessdate= 28 February 2012|newspaper=LA Times|date=19 April 1988}}</ref> By 1987, the company had an annual revenue of $39.7 million.<ref name="LATimes"/> In 1991, [[IBM]], one of its primary customers, acquired the company outright.<ref>{{cite news|title='Metaphor Chief Hired By I.B.M.'

|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/13/business/business-people-metaphor-chief-hired-by-ibm.html?|accessdate= 28 February 2012|newspaper=New York Times|date=13 November 1991}}</ref>