29 Jun
1998
29 Jun
'98
12:09 p.m.
On Mon, 29 Jun 1998, R. Stricklin (kjaeros) wrote:
Gee, except for the last part (ironically) you just described Windows 95.
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It's a
user interface. There was a little helper guy, who could be a
puppy, smiley face, etc. Not >10 years yet. The metaphor was of a room.
You would click on a calendar hanging on the wall to get an appointment
book, for example.
It was too cutesy for adults to use and too insulting to the kids. It
assumed a lobotomized user, had a very slow and clumsy interface, crashed
a lot, and flopped horribly in the marketplace.