[comp.binaries.mac] Human Interface Notes - 3 Dueling Metaphores: the Desktop & HyperCard

bytebug@dhw68k.cts.com (Roger L. Long) (02/17/90)

[01/90 Human Interface Notes - 3 Dueling Metaphores: the Desktop & HyperCard]

Written by: Tom Erickson				    January 1990
(Supersedes Human Interface Update #14)

Discussion of the differences between the metaphors of the  Desktop  and
HyperCard.

---
(This file must be converted with BinHex 4.0)

:#dK*6Li`-$-ZFfPd!&0*9#&6593K!*!%%"S!N!44Ne0*9#%!!3!!%"Tb6'&e!3#
3#!)E5%P1)$!`-b!Y)%4eC@aTEQFJ6@9dBA"SEh*c!!-0lJ!'!!!-!!"U"li!Cbl
%!'TaDJ0U!33!)`!"!*!$DJIB9dp54%e"3d%"!+(*0MLKmiqf!*!'&F3!N!B2P!!
!ZpF!N!E6,J!-!!!")!#!!3!5rJ2`laqrJJNIb!)!Kf,##IJ!i0#BN!##!!!)$LB
%J)6N5!!#Y!P!m5rF2h%#mJN`-Z")!43$(Rj-@,,Nb*3V)5BN-p*JJ+0&qb3d#S$
-#Qa0@C!!!66L*i!-!5#G"!"NkdQ$AX0DlB!5!0QP#4FS!`!M,5m!$J!`!0$ZRc`
!p1`'%2D2fmL'J)8+CVJ33)1%%*D@&'!AJ)R'HHAYlDX3F%-!'J+J`kbjk%9L1`d
RPYAimGh)HdmZY*a3!))"S3A+l9LdJ8(CF`&3f"VJF-#%#QLrS2HSMMeV-1K0#Y'
%$34kj8)m'$([4i*k"Zc&HC!!J0k61KVQf)0$,jU*G93!*C3GA$I$mZI6ah,eS%i
J*!fSf)-'TPLX)$)md%B@'K3!c4J'Z(1+-5G-d3m@#pcc44YM(#!$"GB%)`mi$b3
"3i8AC[M!(A,!!XBpFDJL$cHe"!+$2HDKTm!IDd#``R0"2,*'#Hq`80pp$F`"L4`
"S(%2*#8i%-3P`JJ3#`%Bh+-&#JBL+%`G-&!K!"6Af20((8%8F)m8)pkbM!&A`N"
1&[G`JB%"#@"!4`C35[Q##r"!mpYXlL833$HH*5$!!B-@5ZLKKLCkD%'qi8CEEqX
PP0YZIRB$fdJ*!)"0!)`B+YDRIMl8(J#CaJ#!&J!)!S!T!$`$`$d"J"!!%J(%%8!
Q@e@DU`!Qm1TVVm$q+Lb`S!$35,'$,"4!'[8X!B%pe3KbJ$hH8''#$!jF)F-"J+b
!acbJG!M#)Pr8NBS"Vpca4Kk!f"0#!IDmB%FGpf!aBL`VH"6,Md$JF3!-B0#6iil
JZ+%1(f*J5B8"$b"aMbF8d'0$%JLBm-`D'ci34!i#h0*Z0'-!mS8Bpja4,L"L-(b
'+6amX-125#"3Lj53!03!JLhhK,&P%'N)m!%H)&""`!GY%1dZ%2IX)8%X3##S))0
6&!!%')+`B3mXppJ"L#Rh6,&-"KNR!Ff0aFM`-`Ki`#X[[9M)!mb0p9,``"Seh)1
(Nh9U!8)A"M"`bXApI%$Lc&)Xm)BGiX&43XFrV*&G#@-HF'HHHdikiaSD(&R#!f*
`-#%%T3MLGM%pe!Xf-'0!dV8YlKajcadV2*!!4lP!V0RQj(UU)#PYAl5h@ahY*@D
(l`!`SX"(Z`hMH`!d62THM2,4Capqq[(R(i!#%PJ!!&,3F`3Mp4i5pGJ3A0)0"4-
%dfi),p`4!3`h`KJI)&diq3!4'0JMLaF'j0$``a'EQ$cHdDMGpHP2C8P)TV6!+8p
p+LbpZBfN$,)E5&AZ83AN%`@Fji8[H2#$)!bK#%G)`K+Dm)3S6+%($m-H$%C+JdG
)`K#J)--)"+!`[5R#"3m)U*-)#P&!9*33$q!m#cV+2IDi!KV5`)BbJ#!-)*K$'Ya
`KLDb!!4MD')Bj!##0T5"$Q'!!aVH`-8`T)%-F`!"'ZV3KM#iS39MH%-Ei&!(1T5
"Lh&X3a[Ui)BdM#%-G%M$'pa`a6DN!3p62%-A[aM'-FSKM@h-!aE$8)Fj1&'+CqL
M'IcS4MU!!!jbH)-BQYL'1EJ!"#!SJKh+i!C8dN&GL`5M'-QBaMXXF3aS!)'kj,!
'ACD"$@b)BKRJX%9!rP+5N36"&1dS"c2FdBPh5!-GFMP)*lVa$G1mSbl4`%S3C&1
5@h4L*FY!"Pe+FiQYc'B8`q"&0E,4MFTd!c20%)BaP-%&,$4J"4Z3!*%MlZB@91!
Q#)K3KMQXJ3j[J--6h9"1*13"$RFF`KE,k89C1M+0IfcP-ZrS6$P!mj`JU1C#XFP
01C`bD%Y-)aRH-!BfXY+6C#MS'153!!Ba&05E!SdM3k8T5$HNNBmajD)YrCM,1G3
"Pr'Fjc2GB-p*YT+P,CA$&GeB6PX#dUNJX#N)9ZS'*b,dLACi`aQ953Gm[V#)'Ca
8!)+3!)4d#T5J"N@S3L[D5$+#B*b2h1SEF*V)0)T"NU!XU"5T#)*3!T@F,I$S'-"
)a5CQYBi)pHN9FIQ'0`a@N9jd3af`+-Ff-R318f@SAZX`bM,!N3eqA%-L3B##K,)
bN5P3TNj0LFSLe$1AG(LS%ppJ"Xl+-j6"&+8DbV"B0BBKM9!N3aVQ%%LQdQ'bi64
$(B#CKaE%G*0G,@FB)9T-TTCKUVAmC6#2qm5YTX%-(AeT,-GB6YiqF3cfR!0Y3C!
!K6GX0U2H&+mDhh!(EqjeR1A9+4f!'e)a$,HiDULN*rm+!MC89V@%[DSdcEV$ICk
e)d9U+`JF#P%j5&31C,KL`ZJ3@H4k&+G1"188aj!!"MJi9X!%&Ljak3$DahTbLK[
@VBFR1P8E4aDV$Rj$,e'l"QZk)3r66'3di1R(3BD@V'9S3cc,LeVQpTL1FmMPL#2
EimaZ9TT42ZN89Qa0,+*f$,eF,ST$kJBf52)1BC!!T(ZCZmAQ+K+Hp3bNNpHmh6*
dYkRZKH+@"kR-0$C4[XUF)aNCkmPT-YQY6S6V341UJcAM&34VF!0rdqKS6iB"Q$R
Zm)I,#H-h"0I!-dkM4qF!Kd'@mkY3[1b,cl`'XrU684Gf6`G9b1YHqrVA+-`R!)L
A!RKm!JAeq%%G`S'%$'$JIa-D3iG#&)`(9#%GBS#!2(i3JhNmSGKkUM!!8'$X+aa
"""2Jh$dqS3-!e+-)qk%(&IKJ$ea-`GK+'--pV2#%2$bJfjr)`6`H)'bdjRSh0)#
1G+KM(Hq!*h(`3FmMfRdMJHQS"1#3!%I!(T'(F$aK#'6i4-%Tb#J*bSANZ`DfbPI
1mK)+QhK,BF"F!L$c6j(K"&bSLJ$8!!!4M#3h6FN!(+S5!#E)443'QFYFb&!#2+b
J)&J!J!b3!$iX628m!"Ti&3!1X(8!T#!!',"KX344,%BB*$KFjrVA-D!9!Qb&!`0
j1`!m-'`!d-)a!*!!4N(q!3b&p"dK`6L%HS,a#'$`JI#'4c`$!Mq)a31#jZSEJ12
PSMl+UmIaNUrmj#GrH(J!S2-'kA[S!I!!!25G!AJ!"M`iN!"kH'bNlh-`23$!BIS
!!1-2`2J()2i!L)@%!J#@#-Mf@N1(hfX#*2r3adJ+NC!!BQ%#)43i$!C@X!!2E!!
*lfaP@qGC6bHLm[XJF!)f#eUX6"6V%X8k&J#5j4@Q-i%J!Q"%ccp&mjRA[2i&ZEr
qJBlrrZmrrd!R!")`#!8K!4+!%J0BJ!FSJ+S5!!D)J)5JJ"!SJ3BJ!B8`!B-J!3h
iJ!,)I!kiJ")3J4ri3#4BJLEi3%4RG!b!G,-a&f23"qc`G!%3G9-(&L0""KQ!#J6
4!&hKFm1'2!+`#Vic!"aJF"8@!*C!"(ZPDCjN5%#M6T)Q9`[98$SfDV&89ipd8NR
3@hPJAp9`BL6#8a%@DK%e89%%4QKf49a9$6I'9'a3"c%P@i28!N6Q4)2Q8cKe9A[
%A&RP4#Y&@Ned@UP&6PV)K9i)KM4PCq89K3Re4($JBTbNCi5N9fl!K['84A$S4#M
`9@"8C1AP8Cm'!Q@!"qcNBQ83@e!d4J$@C'je9Cei8qTdDA-J4f9J5mqd6GdN6G@
!8E4'6PG8KfZ'",3)!PCiKe2'B@8)BLI&L!UeA@F'5$f94PPQAfa36NcS@f#%BmL
iBb"'KfRJL4[960dRLU6d8UCd'!HS33I"!#6A0l44%,Vc3J'J"&D"%Z(@G3"!!(U
A%'i(!!9!Mm#4%!@J+[bB%!L!#cm(($D3!*!!!,!!)@&!#q!6I,)!b[G#$5!-)d%
%L1'$!C!!'!"3!F3!!'R`!M3!LAmNL5&94Q6)MH9%CfKf8N%J@NN'5Ak'Kk*N"i*
858rND5"34@jN6cY`9jD89p-iAGD)6FDe5[j9@(lfDU2S5AEP89l8"MBP90b86@A
85XiBL6f9NZAPNVd%CiC'58c&6@43L'XQB%pCD!@'NrC9Bl%iP*LQDAI!D3+eDY-
&PEd&49Q8@Y%36G0NAjk%"Q'!Ni6&LHM85f%J"S**9[KN"K8f!)p3$hX`!3%3#M!
L!r4M2rLM2rcM2`i$-4+6"!)L!@j3#dKJ!%(!!"0L$bF3!jr!!J``"Gp3"q)M)1Z
50hH#&j0J!$!`"mcK(+qc!Jc6"Rq!"aP3QUIj"#c!-2B""-B!!c@J!&1J(E@6!A`
!!MH5)h8J#JDL$24f#cp`"ViT"d6c,f"`#S)J0H"T$q*j"JA`)3G3$$rJ!RK4"'r
L0aH$!"V!!GS*!50M$k%J$'k$"[p5F31$FI+$(Qj$"3N3"B!J"`TJAc`!#eC5"cr
3R)!`"rB6QJ&%QQeJQVA`"$q!&cS3RZ-CRa95$$"3![cTRh,32iD$11-KS44US@L
#*HjL$28#!A,`)'L51+GJ$l(!-"ikQZSQ"58!!hM3$aE`RcR6Ejb$!5m3$CI!#&-
3$%)J(RpJRmP@"mY3(ck`*-)J5RSJ"dF5#B*3"2H!#8l#QQe3$8)J5U(3!"%!#LX
J"Yb#!B%J!hB!#L@J-P8!#EpJ(-J"R-ha!9[`!%,`!@F`"`pJ"&8`!P)!!I8!$I,
`$5f3!+RGS3'&J!!4m!"$B![L)$FaB#$%BDM*X4c0m4aINJIKJ3(JdLc2i3(UJ#-
A"`l+%CcDpJK"N!!*H$!&QAS&'"!+kqBM!)F$mr!(+G!2&`!$jL!%I#!PC1!f0d)
1Fh!-kS!"U&S$1)!()F!$4j)kp9"d&j!!-j!!8!mbB+CSqJNZN!#TQ`S0p3!,p$!
&N!"!$f8J"68J(9f3!$&9F"qc53e6%!+U!cX)d#CB-`ANJ*dQi*URm!*jS*UANcP
)`MQHd`DJ)cV!3$UQicDTXcUY8l#a-cYe8$YX`J@i!`$a1#N#F!5q)`"G%$`#i!8
[5`I(SaY"1)4&q)iMmB+X!(qZ-(m-i3dhH!+N3"!c"`#MB)-qah5`3"!%)(mq1"Y
0H`,"e*!!9!!!D-##Ff'I0iF%8"Zd$$!+(c%AlBD$p)!#$BP`C$XE4Y!8*I#cqDJ
,FV'dXb%&38F)DUX!8!%$GMXAAY!8*d!1HkX+!1!#GTX32-Gde%!3"3!'3MXE22H
#6cYX3U#eA!X!GL#i11#i@6Zf5CFUJNX,DNX!4JF%I`X!MY!8'T!!RIPS$CJEZXG
hFc"!%!(!!h9VJkabFj8V!'dK!RDlN!#l@`+8S,B"S!LVBVF(k"Fik,S&B!Lj#`!
,k3k#L`'1+`N'SE`"3!*"K`m%B3#5%,dN%!!,HA2Fm,fH!!$#S,fSJS1d3"!(!,Q
J5a)"`!C`klS(`!C&Tleh4`BE`!q1k`245b['),MB3"!)3!`")!I++`"a33BFJ!*
3@m$cH`X#3"![L!eU'`%b)!#5S,`!-,j-PdXSJEIcLbSf%!"NS!&B3"!1B!!"`!U
MN!!3"`J*+R`#K!"rJ6Zr*B&dC0!#9+#f!J!9r!$#kR$$9'#lED%!5`YS[J!!!:
---