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Ygdrazil at 18:26, 30 December 2008

2008-12-30T18:26:29Z

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	''WIMP'' stands for "window, icon, menu, pointers" and is a term frequently used in HCI (Human Computer Interaction), to describe a minumum set of requirements for [[Graphical User Interfaces\|GUI]].		''WIMP'' stands for "window, icon, menu, pointers" and is a term frequently used in HCI (Human Computer Interaction), to describe a minumum set of requirements for [[History of Graphical User Interface for the Amstrad CPC\|Graphical User Interfaces (GUI)]].

	The [[~~Amstrad~~ CPC\|Amstrad]], as a low-cost 8-bit computer did not offer a native GUI. Instead the Amstrad CPC, like its contemporary competitors, was opereated using a command line interface.		The [[CPC\|Amstrad CPC]], as a low-cost 8-bit computer did not offer a native GUI. Instead the Amstrad CPC, like its contemporary competitors, was opereated using a command line interface.

	However, several third-party efforts were made to produce a graphical interface to make computer use easier, with varying degrees of success. Proliferation of GUIs on the CPC was hampered by the fact that a major component, the mouse, did not come cheap at the time, so few applications were developed for them.		However, several third-party efforts were made to produce a graphical interface to make computer use easier, with varying degrees of success. Proliferation of GUIs on the CPC was hampered by the fact that a major component, the mouse, did not come cheap at the time, so few applications were developed for them.

Ygdrazil at 18:22, 30 December 2008

2008-12-30T18:22:47Z

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	''WIMP'' stands for "window, icon, menu, pointers" and is a term frequently used in HCI (Human Computer Interaction), to describe a minumum set of requirements for [[Graphical User Interfaces\|GUI]].		''WIMP'' stands for "window, icon, menu, pointers" and is a term frequently used in HCI (Human Computer Interaction), to describe a minumum set of requirements for [[Graphical User Interfaces\|GUI]].

	The [[Amstrad CPC]], as a low-cost 8-bit computer did not offer a native GUI. However, several third-party efforts were made to produce a graphical interface to make computer use easier, with varying degrees of success. Proliferation of GUIs on the CPC was hampered by the fact that a major component, the mouse, did not come cheap at the time, so few applications were developed for them.		The [[Amstrad CPC\|Amstrad]], as a low-cost 8-bit computer did not offer a native GUI. Instead the Amstrad CPC, like its contemporary competitors, was opereated using a command line interface.

			However, several third-party efforts were made to produce a graphical interface to make computer use easier, with varying degrees of success. Proliferation of GUIs on the CPC was hampered by the fact that a major component, the mouse, did not come cheap at the time, so few applications were developed for them.



	== Links ==		== Links ==

	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WIMP_(computing) Wikipedia article on WIMP]		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WIMP_(computing) Wikipedia article on WIMP]

			[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_line_interface Article on Command Line Interfaces]

	[[Category:CPC GUI]]		[[Category:CPC GUI]]

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2008-12-30T14:21:16Z

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	== Links ==		== Links ==

	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WIMP_(computing)\|Wikipedia article on WIMP]		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WIMP_(computing) Wikipedia article on WIMP]

	[[Category:CPC GUI]]		[[Category:CPC GUI]]

Gryzor at 09:53, 30 December 2008

2008-12-30T09:53:24Z

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	''WIMP'' stands for "window, icon, menu, ~~pointing device~~" and is a term frequently used in HCI (Human Computer Interaction), to describe a minumum set of requirements for [[Graphical User Interfaces\|GUI]].		''WIMP'' stands for "window, icon, menu, pointers" and is a term frequently used in HCI (Human Computer Interaction), to describe a minumum set of requirements for [[Graphical User Interfaces\|GUI]].

	The [[Amstrad CPC]] ~~was~~ not ~~born~~ with a ~~Graphical User Interface~~, ~~but~~		The [[Amstrad CPC]], as a low-cost 8-bit computer did not offer a native GUI. However, several third-party efforts were made to produce a graphical interface to make computer use easier, with varying degrees of success. Proliferation of GUIs on the CPC was hampered by the fact that a major component, the mouse, did not come cheap at the time, so few applications were developed for them.

	== Links ==		== Links ==

Ygdrazil at 14:27, 29 December 2008

2008-12-29T14:27:44Z

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	The [[Amstrad CPC]] was not born with a Graphical User Interface, but		The [[Amstrad CPC]] was not born with a Graphical User Interface, but

			== Links ==

	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WIMP_(computing)\|Wikipedia article on WIMP]		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WIMP_(computing)\|Wikipedia article on WIMP]

	[[Category:CPC GUI]]		[[Category:CPC GUI]]

Ygdrazil at 14:26, 29 December 2008

2008-12-29T14:26:36Z

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	''WIMP'' stands for "window, icon, menu, pointing device" and is a term frequently used in HCI (Human Computer Interaction).		''WIMP'' stands for "window, icon, menu, pointing device" and is a term frequently used in HCI (Human Computer Interaction), to describe a minumum set of requirements for [[Graphical User Interfaces\|GUI]].

	[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WIMP_(computing)\|Wikipedia article on WIMP]]		The [[Amstrad CPC]] was not born with a Graphical User Interface, but


			[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WIMP_(computing)\|Wikipedia article on WIMP]

	[[Category:CPC GUI]]		[[Category:CPC GUI]]

Ygdrazil: New page: ''WIMP'' stands for "window, icon, menu, pointing device" and is a term frequently used in HCI (Human Computer Interaction). [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WIMP_(computing)|Wikipedia arti...

2008-12-29T14:24:12Z

New page: ''WIMP'' stands for "window, icon, menu, pointing device" and is a term frequently used in HCI (Human Computer Interaction). [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WIMP_(computing)|Wikipedia arti...

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''WIMP'' stands for "window, icon, menu, pointing device" and is a term frequently used in HCI (Human Computer Interaction).

[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WIMP_(computing)|Wikipedia article on WIMP]]

[[Category:CPC GUI]]