Graphical user interface - Revision history

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	* [https://spectrum.ieee.org/graphical-user-interface How the Graphical User Interface was Invented]		* [https://spectrum.ieee.org/graphical-user-interface How the Graphical User Interface was Invented]
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Also known as WIMP

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	The '''graphical user interface''' (often referred to as a '''GUI'''), now the almost universal form of [[user interface]] to computing devices, is based on images, now displayed on a [[bit-mapped display]], but initially with [[vector graphics]] on a [[cathode ray tube\|CRT]].		The '''graphical user interface''' (often referred to as a '''GUI'''; also occasionally known as '''WIMP''', from its constituents - windows, icons, menus, and pointer), now the almost universal form of [[user interface]] to computing devices, is based on images, now displayed on a [[bit-mapped display]], but initially with [[vector graphics]] on a [[cathode ray tube\|CRT]].

	The user interacts with the [[operating system]] and [[application]]s with a pointing input device, which is the main input form (although the [[keyboard]] is still used). The first pointing device was the [[light pen]]; then came the [[mouse]], and now the [[touch-pad]]. Recently, the pointing device has been used to supplant the keyboard in some systems, by means of [[hand-writing recognition]].		The user interacts with the [[operating system]] and [[application]]s with a pointing input device, which is the main input form (although the [[keyboard]] is still used). The first pointing device was the [[light pen]]; then came the [[mouse]], and now the [[touch-pad]]. Recently, the pointing device has been used to supplant the keyboard in some systems, by means of [[hand-writing recognition]].

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	==History==		==History==

	The first GUI was associated with the [[SAGE]] air defense system; its precursor, [[Whirlwind]], hosted the genesis of the light pen (there called a 'light gun').		The first GUI was associated with the [[SAGE]] air defense system; its precursor, [[Whirlwind]], hosted the genesis of the [[light pen]] (there called a 'light gun').

	The next steps were taken by Douglas Engelbart of the [[Augmentation Research Center]] at the Stanford Research Institute. That work was then taken up at the nearby [[Xerox PARC]], with the ground-breaking [[Xerox Alto]] project, the first [[personal computer]] of modern form.		The next steps were taken by Douglas Engelbart of the [[Augmentation Research Center]] at the [[SRI International\|Stanford Research Institute]]. That work was then taken up at the nearby [[Xerox PARC]], with the ground-breaking [[Xerox Alto]] project, the first [[personal computer]] of modern form.

	Work at PARC introduced the [[window]] concept, to allow multiple simultaneous applications to share the screen. A number of companies, including [[~~Microsoft~~]] and [[~~Apple Computer~~]], then produced products based on PARC's work, which popularized the concept.		Work at PARC introduced the [[window]] concept, to allow multiple simultaneous applications to share the screen. A number of companies, including [[Apple]] and [[Microsoft]], then produced products based on PARC's work, which popularized the concept.

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			==External links==

			* [https://spectrum.ieee.org/graphical-user-interface How the Graphical User Interface was Invented]

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	The first GUI was associated with the [[SAGE]] air defense system; its precursor, [[Whirlwind]], hosted the genesis of the light pen (there called a 'light gun').		The first GUI was associated with the [[SAGE]] air defense system; its precursor, [[Whirlwind]], hosted the genesis of the light pen (there called a 'light gun').

	The next steps were taken by Douglas Engelbart of the [[Augmentation Research Center]] at the Stanford Research Institute. That work was then taken up at the nearby [[Xerox PARC]], with the ground-breaking [[Xerox Alto]] project, the first [[personal computer]].		The next steps were taken by Douglas Engelbart of the [[Augmentation Research Center]] at the Stanford Research Institute. That work was then taken up at the nearby [[Xerox PARC]], with the ground-breaking [[Xerox Alto]] project, the first [[personal computer]] of modern form.

	Work at PARC introduced the [[window]] concept, to allow multiple simultaneous applications to share the screen. A number of companies, including [[Microsoft]] and [[Apple Computer]], then produced products based on PARC's work, which popularized the concept.		Work at PARC introduced the [[window]] concept, to allow multiple simultaneous applications to share the screen. A number of companies, including [[Microsoft]] and [[Apple Computer]], then produced products based on PARC's work, which popularized the concept.
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	Work at PARC introduced the [[window]] concept, to allow multiple simultaneous applications to share the screen. A number of companies, including [[Microsoft]] and [[Apple Computer]], then produced products based on PARC's work, which popularized the concept.		Work at PARC introduced the [[window]] concept, to allow multiple simultaneous applications to share the screen. A number of companies, including [[Microsoft]] and [[Apple Computer]], then produced products based on PARC's work, which popularized the concept.

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	The '''graphical user interface''' (often referred to as a '''GUI'''), now the almost universal form of [[user interface]] to computing devices, is based on images, now displayed on a [[bit-mapped display]], but ~~at first~~ with [[vector graphics]] on a [[cathode ray tube\|CRT]].		The '''graphical user interface''' (often referred to as a '''GUI'''), now the almost universal form of [[user interface]] to computing devices, is based on images, now displayed on a [[bit-mapped display]], but initially with [[vector graphics]] on a [[cathode ray tube\|CRT]].

	The user interacts with the [[operating system]] and [[application]]s with a pointing input device, which is ~~a key~~ input form (although the [[keyboard]] is still used). The first pointing device was the [[light pen]], then the [[mouse]], and now the [[touch-pad]]. Recently, the pointing device has been used to supplant the keyboard in some ~~system~~, ~~with~~ hand-writing recognition.		The user interacts with the [[operating system]] and [[application]]s with a pointing input device, which is the main input form (although the [[keyboard]] is still used). The first pointing device was the [[light pen]]; then came the [[mouse]], and now the [[touch-pad]]. Recently, the pointing device has been used to supplant the keyboard in some systems, by means of [[hand-writing recognition]].

	==History==		==History==

	The first GUI was associated with the [[SAGE]] air defense system. The next steps were taken by Douglas Engelbart of the [[Augmentation Research Center]] at the Stanford Research Institute. That work was taken up at the nearby [[Xerox PARC]], with the ground-breaking [[Xerox Alto]] project, the first [[personal computer]].		The first GUI was associated with the [[SAGE]] air defense system; its precursor, [[Whirlwind]], hosted the genesis of the light pen (there called a 'light gun').

			The next steps were taken by Douglas Engelbart of the [[Augmentation Research Center]] at the Stanford Research Institute. That work was then taken up at the nearby [[Xerox PARC]], with the ground-breaking [[Xerox Alto]] project, the first [[personal computer]].

			Work at PARC introduced the [[window]] concept, to allow multiple simultaneous applications to share the screen. A number of companies, including [[Microsoft]] and [[Apple Computer]], then produced products based on PARC's work, which popularized the concept.

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The '''graphical user interface''' (often referred to as a '''GUI'''), now the almost universal form of [[user interface]] to computing devices, is based on images, now displayed on a [[bit-mapped display]], but at first with [[vector graphics]] on a [[cathode ray tube|CRT]].

The user interacts with the [[operating system]] and [[application]]s with a pointing input device, which is a key input form (although the [[keyboard]] is still used). The first pointing device was the [[light pen]], then the [[mouse]], and now the [[touch-pad]]. Recently, the pointing device has been used to supplant the keyboard in some system, with hand-writing recognition.

==History==

The first GUI was associated with the [[SAGE]] air defense system. The next steps were taken by Douglas Engelbart of the [[Augmentation Research Center]] at the Stanford Research Institute. That work was taken up at the nearby [[Xerox PARC]], with the ground-breaking [[Xerox Alto]] project, the first [[personal computer]].