Re: GUI necessary?

Didn't Apple or Xerox invent the GUI?
Carl Galgano
EDI Consulting Services, Inc.
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Suite C19
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-----Original Message-----
From: carl nelson <cgn@neicommunications.com>
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Date: Thursday, December 03, 1998 3:08 PM
Subject: Re: GUI necessary?


>
>>
>>I would apreciate if someone, among the numerous very knowledgable people
>on this list, could post a definition of GUI.
>
>According to Newton's Telecom Dictionary.  Author: Newton, Harry
>
>Graphical User Interface GUI - A fancy name probably originated by
>Microsoft which lets users get into and out of programs and manipulate the
>commands in those programs by using a pointing device (often a mouse).
>Microsoft's own definition is more elaborate.  Namely that GUI puts visual
>metaphor that uses icons representing actual desktop objects that the user
>can access and manipulate with a pointing device.
>
>
>Carl Nelson
>NEI Communications, Inc.
>Tel: 781-239-2949
>Fax: 781-237-3657
>Email: cgn@neicommunications.com
>69 Temple Road
>Wellesley, MA 02482
>
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