guidebookgallery.org — A very interesting article from 1989 describing where it all came from and why. From the very first GUI "Sketchpad," to how the first "mouse" and its little ball came to be, as well as the choice of how many buttons. Also where that "icon" you've become so familiar with came from.
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whereswayneNov 27, 2005
Title more aptly should read, 'History of the GUI'.good find though, +1 digg.
chrono13Nov 27, 2005
"...the nipple is the only 'intuitive' user interface"Source: Usenet Apr 8 1995:<a class="user" href="http://groups.google.com/group/comp.sys.next.advocacy/msg/92532d5651e795dc">http://groups.google.com/group/comp.sys.next.advocacy/msg/92532d5651e795dc</a>
masterzoraNov 27, 2005
@Punani:That sounds really asinine when you say it. If krose & the crew want Digg to branch out, they should change the description to accomodate the changes. There are already other services to throw random links at, but Digg is currently the only user-driven technology news website. Why change that?
marceloNov 27, 2005Submitter
to anyone that cares...kevin rose himself dugg this so I guess it must be relevant.
Closed AccountNov 27, 2005
didn't apple bring the gui to the masses, doesnt matter if they copied, apple made it better, surley. i might be wrong.
znxsterNov 27, 2005
intresting as a history.. but not designing :P
Closed AccountNov 27, 2005
It's kinda ironic that the guys that make copy machines, actually got copied themselves :-D
masterzoraNov 28, 2005
@Marcelo:"to anyone that cares...kevin rose himself dugg this so I guess it must be relevant."to anyone that cares...the president himself committed perjury, so I guess it must be legal. Wait...That's hardly an official measure. Notice that he's not submitting crap like this.