ALMOST

NO ONE QUESTIONS
 
 
 

THE PREVAILING PARADIGM
same on Windows, Mac, Linux

1974:  The PARC User Interface (PUI)
                                                                              Designed for Xerox upper management, secretaries
            COMPUTER AS PAPER SIMULATOR!
                    WYSIWYG
                    One file per document and vice versa
            "Desktop"
            "Clipboard", "Cut" and "Paste"
            "Wastebasket"
            "Applications" (separated programs)
            Disconnected Windows
            Clumsy widgets and dialog boxes

1960?  Operating System mainly manages Files, Directories
1945?  Hierarchical Directories (now called "folders")
1945?  Lump files with no overlap or cross-connection
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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