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Clear description of Archy (was THE), divided into interface components. [Wikipedia]
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Interview of Aza Raskin on THE (Archy), and his father Jef. [ACM: Ubiquity]
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By Jef Raskin. Article stressing that GUIs are not human-compatible. As long as we hang on to interfaces as we now know them, computers will remain inherently frustrating, upsetting, stressful. [Wired 1.06]
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Brief praise of Raskin, and critique of Archy zooming interface, with references, by usability expert Don Norman who was at Apple with Raskin, during the early years.
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Official site advancing the work of the author of The Humane Interface. Most complete site on Archy, was THE, The Humane Environment. Also writings on diverse topics, manual, specification, screenshot, bug list, CVS, downloads. [Open Source, GPL]
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SourceForge site, with description, download, bug reports, some old news.
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Summary of newspaper story, useful forum comments. [Linux Today]
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By Alex Salkever. Raskin helped design Apple's classic user interface. He is working on a new system that could be a big improvement. Brief accessible analysis. [BusinessWeek]
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Brief announcement of first THE (Archy) release, with over 50 forum comments. [OSNews.com]
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Book review of The Human Interface: New Directions for Interface Design, by Jef Raskin, and the usual mass of forum comments. Many varied opinions. [Slashdot]
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By Jef Raskin; Addison-Wesley, 2000, ISBN 0201379376. Guide to interactive system design, reflects author experience and vision, shows many extant interfaces are dead ends, making computers easier to use needs new approaches. [publisher website]
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Summary of newspaper story, useful forum comments. [Linux Today]
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