ITP 101x Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Parc (Company), Xerox Star, Xerox Alto
8 Apr 2015
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Itp 101: introduction to information technology, week 2, lecture 1: software app 03/03/2015. Games world of warcraft, diablo, quake, minecraft Graphical user interface (gui): what the user sees and interacts with, type of user interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices with images rather than text commands, gui components: Early gui: modern day gui first conceived at stanford research institute (sri) --published a paper called augmenting human intellect in 1962. --envisioned computers as a tool for enhancing human intellect, not replacing it. --hypothetical example: using a computer to aid in creating architectural blueprints: modern day cad software! --the mother of all demos --- invented hypertext. Gui development: xerox palo alto research center (parc) --consisted of graphical elements such as windows, menus, radio buttons, check boxes and icons. --employs a pointing device in addition to a keyboard. --wimp stands for windows, icons, menus and pointing device: xerox alto released in 1973.
