mww@cbdkc1.UUCP (M. Warren x4995 CB 3E288 WDS) (11/27/85)
I am interested in collecting information on menu interfaces to UNIX. In particular, I need to develop a "friendly" user interface for users in a manufacturing environment who are NOT familiar with UNIX. The application requires a menu interface to UNIX commands, such as, "more", "cat", "rm", "mv", "cd", "ls", "mail", "cp", "grep", etc. Having no interest whatsoever in reinventing any wheels, I would like to use existing ideas and tools. Can anyone in netland direct me to MENUNIX documentation and source? Hopefully Gary Pearlman will see this posting and reply. However, he may not, so if anyone can help, I would appreciate hearing from you. Thanks in advance, Mike Warren cbdkc1!mww or cbuxc!mww
perlman@wanginst.UUCP (Gary Perlman) (11/30/85)
MENUNIX still runs on Berkeley 4.1 and 4.2 UNIX. As when it was written, it is an experimental user interface, but people doing research in the area can get it from me. After last year's mess with me posting it through netnews, I will only distribute it by tape. You can contact me for more information. If you don't know what MENUNIX is, look at: author = Perlman G article = Natural Artificial Languages: Low Level Processes journal = International Journal of Man-Machine Studies volume = 20 pages = 373-419 date = 1984 If you are not familiar with that journal, I will find it hard to believe that you are doing research in the area. -- Gary Perlman Wang Institute Tyngsboro, MA 01879 (617) 649-9731 UUCP: decvax!wanginst!perlman CSNET: perlman@wanginst
hammer@gt-cmmsr.UUCP (John Hammer) (12/03/85)
You might also be interested in:
Gittins, D.T. and Winder, R.L.
An icon-driven end user interface to UNIX,
Int. J. Man-Machine Studies, 21, 451-461, Nov. 1984.
-John
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phone: (404) 894-4055greenberg@calgary.UUCP (Saul Greenberg) (12/05/85)
There's been some interest recently on the net on Menunix, icon-based interfaces, and other alternative dialogues to Unix. Last spring I posted an abstract entitled: "Interactive End User Creation of Workbench Hierarchies Within a Window Interface", (Proceedings of the Candaian Information Processing Society National Conference - Montreal, June 1985) You may find the described system a viable alternative to MENUNIX. Copies may be obtained by addressing me at: Saul Greenberg Man/Machine Systems Laboratory Dept. of Computer Science Universtiy of Calgary Calgary Alberta T2N 1N4 CANADA