gordon@sneaky.UUCP (Gordon Burditt) (06/12/89)
>Actually, I was thinking of trashcans just before I read this note. >I think it is a great idea. Usual mode of operation -- remove a >file that I didn't want to remove, realize my mistake 5 seconds later, >moan loudly, then go rummage through the dump tapes to get back the >file. A non-default option would allow you to throw away something >without trashcanning it, if you were short on disk space. You can get the same friendly user interface using a toilet. To prevent accidental file deletion, you have to lift the lid first. If you need to get back a file you shouldn't have deleted, you can open up the toilet and retrieve your file. And if you need to get disk space back for something else, you can flush it. A toilet is normally filled with discarded files, apples, copyright notices, and lawyers. More advanced implementations can introduce the concept of smell. If you forget to lower the lid, the lawyers escape and get your mouse repossessed. Gordon L. Burditt ...!texbell!sneaky!gordon Copyright 1989 Gordon L. Burditt Permission is given to distribute this article and use the look, feel, and smell of the ideas contained therein, to everyone except Apple Corp, its employees, owners of still-working machines produced by Apple after Apple filed its look-and-feel lawsuit, and ex-employees who left after Apple filed its look-and-feel lawsuit for reasons other than being fired for cause.