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The "touch" button thing was a big deal back then - Apple and others kept reminding devs that is was not a good idea to tell users to "hit" keys as sometimes t
by MarkMMullin 8y ago
The "touch" button thing was a big deal back then - Apple and others kept reminding devs that is was not a good idea to tell users to "hit" keys as sometimes this was taken a little too literally :-)
- zenojevski 8y agoWhat's wrong with "press"?
- kabdib 8y agoThat's what everybody else uses. If you want to write edgy, hip and modern documentation you need to use words that other people don't. "Touch" implies a friendly, approachable and non-threatening user interface. It lets your boss know that you're all-in with this edgy new Unix UI stuff. tl;dr: It's marketing bullshit. The UI on the 3B1 was definitely nothing to write home about . . .
- tr352 8y agoOr to ask users to "dolt" [1]. [1] https://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story=Do_It.txt https://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&stor...