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I hate mice. The mouse involv...

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.

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If I am correct, the use of a...

If I am correct, the use of a product based on modelessness and monoty would soon become so habitual as to be nearly addictive, leading to a user population devoted to and loyal to the product.

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What I proposed was a compute...

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, that it would never sell, and we didn't want anything like it. He tried to shoot the project down.

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I am confident that we can do...

I am confident that we can do better than GUIs because the basic problem with them (and with the Linux and Unix interfaces) is that they ask a human being to do things that we know experimentally humans cannot do well. The question I asked myself is, given everything we know about how the human mind works, could we design a computer and computer software so that we can work with the least confusion and greatest efficiency?

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I am only a footnote, but pro...

I am only a footnote, but proud of the footnote I have become. My subsequent work on eliciting principles and developing the theory of interface design, so that many people will be able to do what I did is probably also footnote-worthy. In looking back at this turn-of-the-century period, the rise of a worldwide network will be seen as the most significant part of the computer revolution.

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If our field is "to advance",...

If our field is "to advance", we must - without displacing creativity and aesthetics - make sure our terminology is clear.

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An unlimited-length file name...

An unlimited-length file name is a file. The content of a file is its own best name.

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Once the product's task is kn...

Once the product's task is known, design the interface first; then implement to the interface design.

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A computer shall not waste yo...

A computer shall not waste your time or require you to do more work than is strictly necessary.

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As far as the customer is con...

As far as the customer is concerned, the interface is the product.

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The system should treat all u...

The system should treat all user input as sacred.

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A computer shall not harm you...

A computer shall not harm your work or, through inaction, allow your work to come to harm.

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Imagine if every Thursday you...

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 complaining.

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An interface is humane if it ...

An interface is humane if it is responsive to human needs and considerate of human frailties.

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Right now, computers, which ar...

Right now, computers, which are supposed to be our servant, are oppressing us.

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Imagine if every Thursday your...

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 complaining.

Jef Raskin 25 quotes

Once the product's task is kno...

Once the product's task is known, design the interface first then implement to the interface design.

Jef Raskin 25 quotes

A computer shall not waste you...

A computer shall not waste your time or require you to do more work than is strictly necessary.

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A system support specialist's ...

A system support specialist's life is a sorry one. The only advantage he has over ER doctors is that malpractice suits are rare. On the other hand, ER doctors never have to deal with patients installing new versions of their own innards! Dick Maliska 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 complaining. ЂўJeff Raskin Applying computer technology is simply finding the right wrench to pound in the cor

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There is no reason for any ind...

There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home.

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