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Famous former Xerox employee passes

John Warnock passed away at age 82

  • While working at Xerox with Dr. Charles Geshke, invented InterPres printer language (aka PostScript), and failed to convince Xerox to market product
  • He and Geshke left Xerox and renamed the product PostScript and founded Adobe Corp. in 1982
  • Also invented Adobe Illustrator graphic arts drawing program and PDF file format
  • Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and alumni from University of Utah

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