I hate mice. The mouse involves you in arm motions that slow you down. I didn't want it on the Macintosh, but Jobs insisted. In those days, what he said went, good idea or not.
A well-designed and humane interface does not have to be split into beginner and expert subsystems. - Jef Raskin
A well-designed and humane interface does not have to be split into beginner and expert subsystems.
- Jef Raskin
If I had not studied music, there would be no Macintosh computers today. - Jef Raskin
If I had not studied music, there would be no Macintosh computers today.
A computer shall not waste your time or require you to do more work than is strictly necessary. - Jef Raskin
A computer shall not waste your time or require you to do more work than is strictly necessary.
What I proposed was a computer that would be easy to use, mix text and graphics, and sell for about $1,000. Steve Jobs said that it was a crazy idea,… - Jef Raskin
What I proposed was a computer that would be easy to use, mix text and graphics, and sell for about $1,000. Steve Jobs said that it was a crazy idea,…
When you have to choose among methods, your locus of attention is drawn from the task and temporarily becomes the decision itself. - Jef Raskin
When you have to choose among methods, your locus of attention is drawn from the task and temporarily becomes the decision itself.
As far as the customer is concerned, the interface is the product. - Jef Raskin
As far as the customer is concerned, the interface is the product.
Imagine if every Thursday your shoes exploded if you tied them the usual way. This happens to us all the time with computers, and nobody thinks of co… - Jef Raskin
Imagine if every Thursday your shoes exploded if you tied them the usual way. This happens to us all the time with computers, and nobody thinks of co…
A computer shall not harm your work or, through inaction, allow your work to come to harm. - Jef Raskin
A computer shall not harm your work or, through inaction, allow your work to come to harm.
If our field is "to advance", we must - without displacing creativity and aesthetics - make sure our terminology is clear. - Jef Raskin
If our field is "to advance", we must - without displacing creativity and aesthetics - make sure our terminology is clear.
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