13 Apr
2007
13 Apr
'07
3:20 a.m.
On 13/04/2007 07:13, Andrew Burton wrote:
Actually you were right the first time - Windows,
Icons, Mouse and Pull-down menu - or atleast according
to the guy demonstrating the Amiga (1000?) on BBC
Micro Live (from 1984/5).
But you don't need a mouse, specifically; it could be any pointing
device. And many systems use context-sensitive pop-up menus that are
not pull-down. The original acronym was for Windows Icons Menus and
Pointer.
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Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York