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fromTheregister
6 days ago

Rebuilding Visi On reveals how Apple defined the GUI era

VisiCorp is better known for VisiCalc. Launched for the Apple II in 1979, this was the first spreadsheet program for personal computers. Later, VisiCalc was supplanted by Lotus 1-2-3, as developed by MIT laureate Mitch Kapor - before 1-2-3 was outcompeted by Excel. It was very rudimentary indeed, but it was transformative and created an entirely new category of software.
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fromBrad Frost
3 months ago

The History of Themeable User Interfaces

Design tokens build on decades of themeable user-interface techniques originating from early GUIs, video-game sprites, and evolving color systems.
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