*nix on
Andrew Burton
aliensrcooluk at yahoo.co.uk
Fri Apr 13 08:12:01 CDT 2007
Could you put a date on that (along with some proof)?
- Andrew B (via mobile phone)
--- cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org
<pete at dunnington.plus.com> wrote:
> On 13/04/2007 07:13, Andrew Burton wrote:
> > Actually you were right the first time - Windows,
> > Icons, Mouse and Pull-down menu - or atleast
according
> > to the guy demonstrating the Amiga (1000?) on BBC
> > Micro Live (from 1984/5).
>
> But you don't need a mouse, specifically; it could
be any pointing
> device. And many systems use context-sensitive
pop-up menus that are
> not pull-down. The original acronym was for Windows
Icons Menus and
> Pointer.
>
> --
>
> Pete Peter Turnbull
> Network Manager
> University of York
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