Unregistered Hypercard 2 on Nostr: people often talk about how the Lisa/Macintosh was inspired by the ALTO, and while ...
people often talk about how the Lisa/Macintosh was inspired by the ALTO, and while this is true,the Mac did a LOT in terms of refinement
Some of this may be modern bias since the Mac UI hasn't changed since, but you simply cannot sit down in front of a Xerox and start using it like you can with an Apple.(i tried to use an alto and failed lol)
It is far more than a simple copy.
it honestly reminds me more of early X environments with it's focus on smalltalk and an unobtrusive desktop metaphor.
Some of this may be modern bias since the Mac UI hasn't changed since, but you simply cannot sit down in front of a Xerox and start using it like you can with an Apple.(i tried to use an alto and failed lol)
It is far more than a simple copy.
it honestly reminds me more of early X environments with it's focus on smalltalk and an unobtrusive desktop metaphor.