|  | Welcome to guidebook, a website dedicated to preserving and showcasing Graphical User Interfaces, as well as various materials related to them.
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|  | Site last updated on 6th October 2006:
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|  | New set of posters with mouse pointers:
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|  | The first Atari ST from 1985 has earned a nickname “Jackintosh” because of its GEM interface (very similar to that of Macintosh) and the name of the Atari’s then new owner Jack Tramiel (of 8-bit Commodore fame). |
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|  |  | Mac OS 8’s promised appearance theme manager was cancelled, but the new Platinum appearance found its way into the GUI. Other enhancements included spring-loaded folders, pop-up windows on screen edges, live scrolling updates and contextual menus.
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|  |  | After the GUI introduces itself, it is usually your turn to reciprocate. Compare all the ways you can arrange two simple text controls for login and password.
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|  |  | Apple bought all of the advertising space in November/December special election issue of Newsweek in 1984, and devoted it entirely to Macintosh. Many of the 39 pages of the ad explain the idea behind its mouse-driven user interface. Take a look.
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