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I love this video of Kare giving an introduction to the Mac interface on "Computer Chronicles" back in 1984 [1]. At first it seems quaint to see how slowly and
by dorkwood 5y ago
I love this video of Kare giving an introduction to the Mac interface on "Computer Chronicles" back in 1984 [1]. At first it seems quaint to see how slowly and carefully she explains what we now consider to be basic UI features. But then you realize that for many people in the world, a desktop computer is just as strange and confusing to them now as it was to most people back then. I think some of us (me included) would do well to keep this video in mind when explaining technology to non-technical people.
[1] https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x_q50tvbQm4 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x_q50tvbQm4
- matsemann 5y agoWow, she even explains you have to let go of the mouse button for it to be a click. Interesting watch.
- amatecha 5y agoSuddenly remembering my first encounter with this important distinction via the "mouseUp" event in HyperCard. I remember discovering that it's usually better to act on a mouseUp. On mouseDown feels too fast, and if you act on mouseDown you prevent the user from being able to move the cursor away to "cancel" the click. There are probably other reasons I can't recall at the moment, too :)
- _joel 5y agoYears ago, a friend had to visit an old lady who had just got her first computer as she said it wasn't working properly. They discovered that she was using the mouse as a pedal (like you get with sowing machines).
- juliendorra 5y agoThe paper manual of the original Macintosh in 1984 explained carefully and in details how to use the mouse (starting at page 13). https://archive.org/details/1984macintoshmanual/page/n14/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/1984macintoshmanual/page/n14/mod...
- matsemann 5y agoThis is fantastic, thanks for sharing!
- jamesmaniscalco 5y ago> “It will soon be second nature” That’s for sure!