TY - GEN
T1 - The star user interface
T2 - 1982 National Computer Conference, AFIPS 1982
AU - Smith, David Canfield
AU - Irby, Charles
AU - Kimball, Ralph
AU - Harslem, Eric
PY - 1982/6/7
Y1 - 1982/6/7
N2 - In April 1981 Xerox announced the 8010 Star Information System, a new personal computer designed for office professionals who create, analyze, and distribute information. The Star user interface differs from that of other office computer systems by its emphasis on graphics, its adherence to a metaphor of a physical office, and its rigorous application of a small set of design principles. The graphic imagery reduces the amount of typing and remembering required to operate the system. The office metaphor makes the system seem familiar and friendly; it reduces the alien feel that many computer systems have. The design principles unify the nearly two dozen functional areas of Star, increasing the coherence of the system and allowing user experience in one area to apply in others.
AB - In April 1981 Xerox announced the 8010 Star Information System, a new personal computer designed for office professionals who create, analyze, and distribute information. The Star user interface differs from that of other office computer systems by its emphasis on graphics, its adherence to a metaphor of a physical office, and its rigorous application of a small set of design principles. The graphic imagery reduces the amount of typing and remembering required to operate the system. The office metaphor makes the system seem familiar and friendly; it reduces the alien feel that many computer systems have. The design principles unify the nearly two dozen functional areas of Star, increasing the coherence of the system and allowing user experience in one area to apply in others.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84990664743&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1145/1500774.1500840
DO - 10.1145/1500774.1500840
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84990664743
T3 - AFIPS Conference Proceedings - 1982 National Computer Conference, AFIPS 1982
SP - 515
EP - 528
BT - AFIPS Conference Proceedings - 1982 National Computer Conference, AFIPS 1982
A2 - Morgan, Howard Lee
PB - Association for Computing Machinery, Inc
Y2 - 7 June 1982 through 10 June 1982
ER -