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  3. September 2004

Re: Who invented the GUI, was RE: Moving to Mac

Another great idea that didn't work very well. I recall
hearing the exact same comments from many folks.

I think there are more "dead" computer languages than the
human variety.


James H H Lampert wrote:

They did create Smalltalk. They were trying to create a programming
language that would be easy for kids to learn.



Based on my own experiences with Smalltalk (the original APPC/APPN version
of Wintouch [which, thankfully, I wasn't involved in] used a Smalltalk
client, and we tried, and abandoned, another Smalltalk project), I'd say
the language should have been called "Big talk," for several reasons.



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