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What's most interesting is the lack of change from 1984 to today's macOS. I have a theory that all GUIs are stuck at whenever they were first released. Macs in
by mavhc 10y ago
What's most interesting is the lack of change from 1984 to today's macOS. I have a theory that all GUIs are stuck at whenever they were first released.
Macs in 1984 single app at once, thus screen level menu.
X in 1984, but wasn't really about the UI.
Windows 1985, multiple apps, thus window level menu.
RISC OS 1987-9, 3 button mouse and multiple apps, dedicated menu button, app vs document distinction, drag and drop load/save.
- digi_owl 10y agoA big reason for being such, is that of familiarity and muscle memory. Note all the bellyaching about Windows 8's start screen. Heck, i don't mind claiming that the _nix DEs did best when they were trying to emulate Windows rather than dream up their own.