h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Thanks for the nudge lil, I'd forgotten all about it. I've trawled through the EG and added some links, with a few to outside sites as well.

Thanks Jon m, I've added a note to clarify.

"The orginal Mac OS system was the first GUI OS for home PCs, and introduced things like multiple windows and the trash can. These ideas were later pinched by MS for Windows (they were also pinched by DR for GEM, but MS's laywers are much more frighterning than DR's)"


No, they weren't. they were invented at Xerox PARC laboratories. Apple saw them, borrowed the ideas and then went about suing the arse off anybody who dared to do the same; the notorious 'look and feel suits' of the early 90's. This was the reason that Windows 3.0 had a rather clunky user interface compared to the Mac until Windows 95 came along.

Get *your* facts right before correcting other people's.

Entry: PC Operating Systems - A58715175
Author: DSG-XLII-Glassonius Devonius - U13965605


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Felonius, I take it this is in response to post 11?

Yes, it appears that it was a reply to jon, if you click on the link that says

'this is a reply to this posting' it takes you to the relevant posting.

"The orginal Mac OS system was the first GUI OS for home PCs, and introduced things like multiple windows and the trash can. These ideas were later pinched by MS for Windows (they were also pinched by DR for GEM, but MS's laywers are much more frighterning than DR's)"



DR's Gem originally had a trash can, but the 2nd version didn't because Apple sued.
However windows was able to add one in in their later versions


likewise, Gem 1 could do multple windows, but the later version couldn't thanks to apple. MS's lawyers let allowed windows to use a bunch of these features that were formally in Gem, because they scared Apple's law people

Hi DSG. Just wondering where you had got to with this Entry. Is it close to completion, do you think?

Cheers
h2g2Eds

h2g2 Editors,

I've finished with it, thanks.

Great, then we'll accept it. Well done DSG!

Your Guide Entry has just been picked from Peer Review by one of our Scouts, and is now heading off into the Editorial Process, which ends with publication in the Edited Guide. We've therefore moved this Review Conversation out of Peer Review and to the entry itself.

If you'd like to know what happens now, check out the page on 'What Happens after your Entry has been Recommended?' at EditedGuide-Process. We hope this explains everything.

Thanks for contributing to the Edited Guide!

Yay!!

Well done!

Thanks lil. And the scout hut!

So is this an update or a new entry?

I did not update anything.

I was getting confused with the entry on Operating Systems, and the various updates that have been attempted of it.

Well done!

Gnomon, that's alright then. Thanks