TIL Raskin actually got to kinda implement his ideas of a text-driven interface—of which Macintosh was pretty much the opposite (coincidentally it's said that M

TIL Raskin actually got to kinda implement his ideas of a text-driven interface—of which Macintosh was pretty much the opposite (coincidentally it's said that Mac's interface was largely redesigned after Raskin left the project). > Instead of using a traditional command line interface or menu system, the Cat makes use of its special keyboard, with commands being activated by holding down a "Use Front" key and pressing another key. Afaik the original concept called for entire commands being typed in while holding the special key—which suggests that Raskin didn't have much consideration for touch typing—a bizarre attitude for a text-based interface.