Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!samsung!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!apple!apple.com!casseres From: casseres@apple.com (David Casseres) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: What if... (was: Re: Xerox sues Apple!) Finally some issues! Message-ID: <5967@internal.Apple.COM> Date: 2 Jan 90 22:11:54 GMT Sender: usenet@Apple.COM Organization: Apple Computer, Inc. Lines: 17 References: <1989Dec25.150214.5292@hellgate.utah.edu> In article <1989Dec25.150214.5292@hellgate.utah.edu> t-jacobs@cs.utah.edu (Tony Jacobs) writes: > Windows (tiled LATER!) : CSL@Xerox Well, it's possible to quibble about exactly what is a window and what isn't, but in the mid to late 60's Doug Englebart's system had a permanent area at the top of the screen for command/feedback interactions. Just below that was an area that was created dynamically to display text that was being buffered for input, and disposed of when no such buffering was going on. Below that were one or more areas each displaying the content of a document. These areas were created as needed, and later disposed of, by user commands, and whichever area was currently active "owned" the command/feedback area. I'd say all these areas were "tiled windows." David Casseres Exclaimer: Hey!