Universal GUI

[Ray G. Miller]

From: Richard Gaskin <ambassador at fourthworld.com>
To: <use-revolution at lists.runrev.com>
Reply-To: use-revolution at lists.runrev.com

 >From one of the designers of Mac OS 1.0:

Trends: The Evolution of the Interface
<http://www.asktog.com/columns/038MacUITrends.html>

OS X: A First Look
<http://www.asktog.com/columns/034OSX-FirstLook.html>

Top 10 Reasons the Apple Dock Sucks
<http://www.asktog.com/columns/044top10docksucks.html>



The Tog (Bruce Tognazzini) has a way of cutting the BS out of the PR... ;-)

He ends with:
Keeping It Simple  Some wonder if the age of simplicity has passed Apple 
by. How can an OS as powerful as X possibly regain the sleek elegance of 
the Apple of old (no matter how flashy the demos)? The simple truth is 
that an interface is only as sleek as its OS is powerful. The Palm Pilot 
works because the interface with its relatively limited universe of 
functionality sits on a computer with significantly more power and 
storage than even the original Mac. OS X has the horsepower to command 
and control a far larger universe of activities than we have ever seen 
on personal computers.

Does Apple still have the talent and the drive to achieve that ultimate 
simplicity? Will it go down the garden path trod by Microsoft, Sun, and 
others, building tractors for the masses? Or will OS X live up to its 
demos and mature into a slippery new sports car? Whether we end up with 
a Caterpillar or a Porsche, the next year should be an exciting ride.



He's the Dr. Phil of the Mac World.


Ray G. Miller
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