Gui articles

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  40 years of icons: the evolution of the modern computer interface

  By Jesse Hicks on March 21, 2013 12:00 pm + 233 comments

  Fifty years ago, the word “computer” had a very different meaning. Prior to World War II, the Continue reading…

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  Article

  The Blit: an early Unix GUI on a big, green, portrait screen

  By Louis Goddard on August 29, 2012 05:28 am + 12 comments

  AT&T Tech Channel has posted an amusing video from 1982 showcasing the Blit, an early graphical user Continue reading…

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  Article

  Microsoft details graphics hardware acceleration in Windows 8

  By Evan Rodgers on July 23, 2012 03:54 pm + 49 comments

  Everyone knows that Windows 8 is launching with DirectX 11.1 and improved hardware acceleration, but Continue reading…

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  Article

  Xerox commercial from 1972 shows the computer as your personal assistant

  By Jamie Keene on April 26, 2012 12:17 pm + 42 comments

  A commercial for Xerox's Alto computer released in 1972 introduced the world to the first desktop Continue reading…

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  Facebook's new photo viewer inspired by Google+?

  By Sam Byford on February 3, 2012 07:34 am + 60 comments

  Facebook is testing a new photo-viewing interface with a small number of users, and it bears Continue reading…

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  Article

  HUD in Ubuntu v12.04 to eventually replace the menu

  By Sam Byford on January 25, 2012 01:46 am + 39 comments

  Ubuntu Project founder Mark Shuttleworth has revealed the Linux-based operating system's next big Continue reading…

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  Inside the Sketchbook of Susan Kare, Apple's pioneering interface designer

  By Jamie Keene on November 24, 2011 06:15 am + 39 comments

  While Steve Jobs is given a lot of credit for bringing graphical user interfaces to the world of Continue reading…