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Subject:Re: Another term for GUI From:Laurie Little <llittle -at- GSALINK -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 5 Jun 1998 11:41:21 -0400
Why do they have to bring attention to the technology at all? Are they
keeping the non-GUI (teflon?) versions around? Sounds like overkill to
me.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kathy Ellis [SMTP:kathy -at- TIBINC -dot- COM]
> Sent: Friday, June 05, 1998 11:40 AM
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> Subject: Another term for GUI
>
> Anyone know another term for GUI? My company creates software
> that is not exactly bleeding edge stuff. Now that they've decided to
> include things like color and icons to their screens, every product
> is named GUI-This and GUI-That.
>
> In my opinion, the term GUI became obsolete when Microsoft copied
> Apple and wrote Win95. Anyone else feel that it's a dated term? Since
> most of these programs use NT or Win95, I think Windows-based is
> a better term (although I hate to acknowlege the Evil Empire). Maybe
> we
> should call the older programs non-GUI and really make things sticky!
> (Sorry, couldn't avoid the pun on a Friday!)
>
> Thanks!
>
>
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