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''WIMP'' stands for "window, icon, menu, pointers" and is a term frequently used in HCI (Human Computer Interaction), to describe a minumum set of requirements for [[Graphical User Interfaces|GUI]]. | ''WIMP'' stands for "window, icon, menu, pointers" and is a term frequently used in HCI (Human Computer Interaction), to describe a minumum set of requirements for [[Graphical User Interfaces|GUI]]. | ||
| − | The [[Amstrad CPC]], as a low-cost 8-bit computer did not offer a native GUI. However, several third-party efforts were made to produce a graphical interface to make computer use easier, with varying degrees of success. Proliferation of GUIs on the CPC was hampered by the fact that a major component, the mouse, did not come cheap at the time, so few applications were developed for them. | + | The [[Amstrad CPC|Amstrad]], as a low-cost 8-bit computer did not offer a native GUI. Instead the Amstrad CPC, like its contemporary competitors, was opereated using a command line interface. |
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| + | However, several third-party efforts were made to produce a graphical interface to make computer use easier, with varying degrees of success. Proliferation of GUIs on the CPC was hampered by the fact that a major component, the mouse, did not come cheap at the time, so few applications were developed for them. | ||
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== Links == | == Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WIMP_(computing) Wikipedia article on WIMP] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WIMP_(computing) Wikipedia article on WIMP] | ||
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| + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_line_interface Article on Command Line Interfaces] | ||
[[Category:CPC GUI]] | [[Category:CPC GUI]] | ||
Revision as of 14:22, 30 December 2008
WIMP stands for "window, icon, menu, pointers" and is a term frequently used in HCI (Human Computer Interaction), to describe a minumum set of requirements for GUI.
The Amstrad, as a low-cost 8-bit computer did not offer a native GUI. Instead the Amstrad CPC, like its contemporary competitors, was opereated using a command line interface.
However, several third-party efforts were made to produce a graphical interface to make computer use easier, with varying degrees of success. Proliferation of GUIs on the CPC was hampered by the fact that a major component, the mouse, did not come cheap at the time, so few applications were developed for them.
