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From: rrwood@lotus.waterloo.edu (Roy Wood)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: G.U.I.
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Date: 5 Dec 89 14:58:41 GMT
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Boy, the number of postings to this group really drops off once exams hit,
doesn't it?

Anyway, my question is whether anyone has seen the graphic user interface
for the 8-bits.  I think that the product I'm thinking of is called "Diamond
Dos" or something.  If anyone has seen this (or anything similar) in action,
what was your impression?  I suspect it would be pretty bad, and the thought
of using a joystick in place of a mouse makes me cringe.  It would be nice
to have a Macintosh-like interface for the 8-bit, but I don't think the
machine is fast enough to make it anything but painful to see.

And while I think of it, has anyone tried to hook-up a mouse to their 8-bit?
I don't suppose it would be that hard, though you'd then have to write all your
own software to take advantage of it.  That might make a good project...hmm.
Does anyone know where I can get a cheap mouse with basic technical specs?
I guess I could always go for a Mac mouse, though Apple overcharges sooo much
for their stuff.

-Roy Wood (rrwood@lotus.waterloo.edu)