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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)

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<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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