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History in Computing

History in Computing. Graphical User I nterface. Morgan Dilbeck & Erin Bethke. Official Definition. Graphical User Interface –

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History in Computing

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  1. History in Computing Graphical User Interface Morgan Dilbeck & Erin Bethke

  2. 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.

  3. Our definition It lists other pages on the Web where you can find additional information.

  4. 2 Examples Computer screen

  5. Timeline/Evolution 1947/48- No, a transistor is not a computer, but this invention greatly affected the history of computers. 1942-Who was first in the computing biz is not always as easy as ABC 1946- 20,000 vacuum tubes later… 1979- WordStar Software 1985- Microsoft Windows 1981- MS-DOS Computer Operating System. 1948- Baby and the Williams Tube turn on the memories. 1951- First commercial computer & able to pick presidential winners. 1936- First Freely programmable computer. 1944-The Harvard Mark 1 computer.

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  7. SOURCES 1.http://inventors.about.com/library/blcoindex.htm 2. http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/g/gui.htm

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