14 Aug
2002
14 Aug
'02
10:37 a.m.
At 08:32 AM 8/14/02 -0400, you wrote:
What about WindowDOS? I've used it for years. It not only uses windows, it also
calls them windows and includes windows as part of it's name. I've used it for so
long that my manual is shredded and I can't find a date in what's left of it.
ALSO what about SideKick? The manual that I have says that "Sidekick makes full
use of windows," etc etc. The manual that I have is dated 1984 and is version 1.5 so
there are older versions.
ALSO what about the the XEROX Star article that appeared in Scientific American? I
can't recall if they specificly used the word "windows" but they clearly
showed and explained the concept. There were also pictures in the article that showed
"windows" in use. IIRC it appeared in the late '70s or very early '80s.
I used to have that issue but gave it away.
Joe
Eric Smith
wrote:
Anyhow, even though this usage of windows on a
computer display dates
back to mid-1977, it's fairly clear that other such uses existed in
the 1960s.
Jerome Fine replies:
I remember using XTREE GOLD on a 286 under DOS 3.2 or some
such.