18 January 2004

The user gives commands by pointing the cursor at graphic symbols on the screen

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Macintosh, Silicon Valley has republished a 20 year old article on the Apple rollout of a new machine. Amusing it is that the writer had to explain what a mouse was.
For $2,495, Macintosh buyers will get a computer that operates unusually quickly and is directed by a mouse - a handheld device that, when slid across a table top, moves the cursor on the Mac's screen.

The user gives commands by pointing the cursor at graphic symbols on the screen, such as a paint brush and an eraser to enable the user to draw a picture, or a trash can to destroy a document.

The user also will be able to divide the screen into a variety of compartments, or ``windows,'' that each can be used to perform different jobs. For example, the user could be writing a letter on one part of the screen, then create a window and begin another.

Here's another take on the early years at Apple.

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