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History in Computing. Graphical User I nterface. Morgan Dilbeck & Erin Bethke. Official Definition. Graphical User Interface – - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Morgan Dilbeck&Erin Bethke
GraphicalUser
Interface
Official Definition Graphical User Interface –
A type of user interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices with images
rather than text commands. A GUI represents the information and actions available to a user
through graphical icons.
Our definition
It lists other pages on the Web where you can find additional
information.
2 Examples
Computer screen
Timeline/Evolution
1936- First Freely programmable computer.
1942-Who was first in the computing biz is not always as easy as ABC
1944-The Harvard Mark 1 computer.
1946- 20,000 vacuum tubes later…
1948- Baby and the Williams Tube turn on the memories.
1947/48- No, a transistor is not a computer, but this invention greatly affected the history of computers.
1951- First commercial computer & able to pick presidential winners.
1979- WordStar Software
1981- MS-DOS Computer Operating System.
1985- Microsoft Windows
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SOURCES
1.http://inventors.about.com/library/blcoindex.htm
2. http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/g/gui.htm