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The Final Demonstration of the Xerox 'Star' computer
Computer History Museum
A Computer History Museum recording of the final demonstration of the Xerox Star, the early graphical user interface workstation. It is a long demo session that shows the design thinking behind desktop, icons and windows.
HN people point to it as a primary-source look at Star's interface design, especially its philosophy of fewer commands without fewer functions.
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