Byte, 1982 -
Xerox-Star
by way of
http://www.scratchdisk.com/Xerox-Star.jpg/
"In
the 1980s, the most important factors affecting how prevalent computer
usage becomes will be reduced cost, increased functionality, improved
availability and servicing, and, perhaps most important of all,
progress in user-interface design. The first three alone are necessary,
but not sufficient for widespread use. Reduced cost will allow people
to buy computers, but improved user interfaces will allow people to use
computers. In this article, we have presented some principles and
techniques that we hope will lead to better user interfaces.
User-interface
design is still an art, not a science. Many times during the Star
design we were amazed at the depth and subtlety of user-interface
issues, even such supposedly straightforward issues as consistency and
simplicity. Often there is no one “right” answer. Much of the time
there is no scientific evidence to support one alternative over
another, just intuition. Almost always there are trade-offs. Perhaps by
the end of the decade, user-interface design will be a more rigorous
process. We hope that we have contributed to that progress."
14.08.2004, 19:35
http://chimpen.com/things/archives/001427.php#001427
from
http://www.langreiter.com/space/2004-08-13-hardJs
13.08.2004, 20:41
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I just realized that before any of this will really be settled in court, UNIX will be falling out of copyright anyway ;-)
30.07.2004, 07:57
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http://www.judoscript.com/
29.07.2004, 17:06
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Looks like
Tobi
is interested in ultimate abstraction:
http://www.literateprogramming.com/
- maybe
Kurt
is related to this - maybe not - probably not directly - but interesting none the less.
20.07.2004, 20:00
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After closing the browser for the first
time in some weeks I couldn't get into a customer's bugzilla site
anymore where I knew we had just changed the password recently. So, I
thought I must have forgotten the password - but no: Guru Meditation
Error! There are two layers of authentication and the first layer
didn't change.
Turns out my browser even remembered the correct password for me!
I just confused myself because I remembered that something had changed, so I insisted that it had to be different ;-) ROFL
That's
what I get in the times of rock solid operating systems and browser
software with infinite uptimes. If I once close the browser by mistake,
I have a hard time remembering how to launch it :-)
12.07.2004, 11:53
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Hmm,
interesting thought
:
"I haven't heard anyone mention this aspect of
AOP
, could it be used to provide entry points that purchasers of an app could use to customize the app?"
12.07.2004, 13:26
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11.07.2004, 13:59
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> BSD is designed. Linux is grown.
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> 5 vor 12 bei 10 vor 10
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> Mocha vs Helma?
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> Schattenwahrheit: Coup d'etat underway against the Cheney Circle?
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> Abschluss Bilaterale II Schweiz-EU
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> From Adam Smith to Open Source
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> Linux - the desktop for the rest of them
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> Big Bang
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> Leaky Hop Objects
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> Return Path Rewriting (RPR) - Mail Forwarding in the Spam Age
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> Microsoft Discloses Huge Number Of Windows Vulnerabilties
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> Steuerungsabgabe statt Steuern
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> Anno 2003: deployZone
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> The war against terror
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> The war against terror (continued)
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> The relativity of Apple's market share
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> Are humans animals?
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> Server-side Javascript
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> Anno 1999: Der Oberhasler
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> Anno 1998: crossnet
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> Think different
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> Geschwindigkeit vs Umdrehungszahl
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> Anno 1997: Xmedia
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> "The meaning of life is to improve the quality of all life"
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> Anno 1996: CZV
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> How do I set a DEFAULT HTML-DOCUMENT?
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> Crossnet - der kollektive Intellekt der Schweiz
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> Global Screen Design Services
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> Anno 1993: Macro-micro navigator
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> Anno 1992: Intouch i-station
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> Anno 1991: mediacube
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> Anno 1990: RasterOps
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> Anno 1988: Perfect by Fairground Attraction
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> Anno 1968: Mony Mony and People Got to Be Free
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> August 28th 1968: William Buckley Vs Gore Vidal
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