Re: Apple's GUI (Was: Re: Limited Edition GS's (Was: Re: Old v. late IIc)

[mlamorte@freenet.columbus.oh.us (Mike LaMorte)]

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Stavros Robert Karatsoridis (skaratso@oucsace.cs.ohiou.edu) wrote:
: Mike LaMorte (mlamorte@freenet.columbus.oh.us) wrote:
: : Richard (KILPATRICK@Tank.CYBERphile.co.uk) wrote:
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: : Besides, one of Apple's developers (I forget his name) came up with the
:            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
: : whole concept of a GUI in his Penn State masters thesis in 1967. He also
: : coined the term Quickdraw.
:   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
: : -- 
: : Mike LaMorte <mlamorte@freenet.columbus.oh.us>

: That developer wouldn't happen to be Bill Atkinson (the father of
: QuickDraw and HyperCard), would it?

: Stavros

Yup. He's the one. I'm one of those people that if I forget a name, I'll
recognize it when I hear it. ;) Thanks for jogging my memory. 

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