Table of contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- History of computer interfaces
- The 3 eras of computer interfaces
- Xerox Star
- 1.3 Apple Macintosh
- Microsoft Window’s rise
- Mac OS X
- The Desktop Metaphor
- Why a desktop metaphor
- Criticisms to the desktop metaphor
- Magic Cup and Microsoft Bob
- Why is the desktop metaphor still in use?
- Alternatives to the desktop metaphor
- Project X - HotSauce
- Task Gallery
- Other interfaces based on three-dimensional graphic
- Zooming interfaces
- One Laptop per Child case study
- The One Laptop Per Child project
- OLPC laptop design
- XO user interface
- Criticisms
- Conclusions
- Bibliography
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