15 Mar
2017
15 Mar
'17
10:40 a.m.
On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 9:35 AM, Liam Proven via cctalk <
cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
On 15 March 2017 at 14:17, geneb via cctalk <cctalk
at classiccmp.org> wrote:
The Star introduced the concept of icons representing files (and other
things) in 1981. Smalltalk invented scrollbars (they were clumsier than
Apple's though) in the mid 70s.
Also, don't forget that the Mac was designed by a number of ex-PARC
researchers. It may have been invented at Apple, but it was strongly
influenced by what went on at PARC.
- Josh
Well hooray for Xerox. Apple still obtained the
concepts from Xerox,
regardless of the mechanism.
Only some and only very basic ones.
Icons for files, the "OK" and "Cancel" buttons, scroll bars, all
kinds
of utterly basic stuff were invented at Apple.