"Honestly, what's so hard about saying "Doug Engelbert, inventor of the *whatever*, etc.."???"
OK, Doug Engelbart not only invented the mouse, but also what we today refer to as word processing, hypertext (weblinks) flexible view control (complete control of the contents for the author, little of which is left today), multiple windows, integrated hypermedia email, document version control, shared-screen teleconferencing, computer-aided meetings and more.
In two words; 'interactive computing', unlike the 'give use punched cards and wait a day computing.'
You can see and hear him discuss this in the video section of http://www.invisiblerevolution.net Currently only in QuickTime though
"Take, say, the mouse... it is good for some things, but UI has became WAY too dependent on the darn thing."
Doug definitively agrees with this. He is a great proponent of multiple levels of users interfaces; simple for beginners, but as sophisticated as a sophisticated user demands.
We are definitively stuck on the 'simple' end these days with the Mac & Windows. Mac & Windows? Would that be Macdows?
If anyone is interested in more on Doug Engelbart you may want to check out the documentary we are making on him, "Invisible Revolution, the Doug Engelbart Story", which has a site at at http://www.invisiblerevolution.net/ We are in the early, but active stages and interestd in comments and criticism:-)
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"Honestly, what's so hard about saying "Doug Engelbert, inventor of the *whatever*, etc.."???"
OK, Doug Engelbart not only invented the mouse, but also what we today refer to as word processing, hypertext (weblinks) flexible view control (complete control of the contents for the author, little of which is left today), multiple windows, integrated hypermedia email, document version control, shared-screen teleconferencing, computer-aided meetings and more.
In two words; 'interactive computing', unlike the 'give use punched cards and wait a day computing.'
You can see and hear him discuss this in the video section of http://www.invisiblerevolution.net Currently only in QuickTime though
"Take, say, the mouse... it is good for some things, but UI has became WAY too dependent on the darn thing." Doug definitively agrees with this. He is a great proponent of multiple levels of users interfaces; simple for beginners, but as sophisticated as a sophisticated user demands. We are definitively stuck on the 'simple' end these days with the Mac & Windows. Mac & Windows? Would that be Macdows?
If anyone is interested in more on Doug Engelbart you may want to check out the documentary we are making on him, "Invisible Revolution, the Doug Engelbart Story", which has a site at at http://www.invisiblerevolution.net/ We are in the early, but active stages and interestd in comments and criticism :-)