Star user interface
E13593
The Star user interface was Xerox’s pioneering graphical user interface that introduced concepts like icons, windows, and desktop metaphors, heavily influencing later systems such as the Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Windows.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
graphical user interface
ⓘ
human–computer interaction system ⓘ |
| basedOnResearchAt | Xerox PARC ⓘ |
| commercialReleaseBy |
Xerox
ⓘ
surface form:
Xerox Corporation
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor |
business document processing
ⓘ
office workers ⓘ |
| designGoal |
consistency across applications
ⓘ
ease of learning ⓘ modeless operation ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Xerox
ⓘ
Xerox PARC ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
established many conventions of modern desktop computing
ⓘ
one of the first commercial GUIs ⓘ |
| includedComponent |
WYSIWYG text editor
ⓘ
email client ⓘ icon-based file manager ⓘ print and document services interface ⓘ |
| influenced |
AmigaOS
ⓘ
surface form:
Amiga Workbench user interface
Apple Macintosh graphical user interface ⓘ Microsoft Windows graphical user interface ⓘ desktop metaphor in modern operating systems ⓘ |
| introducedConcept |
WYSIWYG document editing
ⓘ
desktop metaphor ⓘ icons ⓘ modeless interaction ⓘ overlapping windows ⓘ property sheets ⓘ unified command vocabulary ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| introducedOnPlatform |
Xerox Alto user interface
ⓘ
surface form:
Xerox Star workstation
|
| partOf | Xerox Star system ⓘ |
| predecessorOf |
Apple Lisa
ⓘ
surface form:
Apple Lisa user interface
Apple Macintosh user interface ⓘ Xerox Alto user interface ⓘ
surface form:
Microsoft Windows 1.0 user interface
|
| primaryMetaphor | office desktop ⓘ |
| representedObjectAs | icon ⓘ |
| supportedFeature |
consistent command set across applications
ⓘ
drag and drop operations ⓘ integrated document management ⓘ multiple windows on screen ⓘ networked file sharing ⓘ |
| usedInteractionDevice |
keyboard
ⓘ
mouse ⓘ |
| usedInteractionStyle | direct manipulation ⓘ |
| usedLayout | bitmapped display ⓘ |
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