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		jsrcout on Aug 26, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What have we lost? – Demo of exotic OSes (2021) [v... System 7 was so awesome. I was still developing Macintosh GUI software when it came out. It was great to use, and visually pleasing. And as you say, the user interface was consistent, also discoverable, and things did what you expected. Attributes I miss as GUI software inexorably moves into the browser.

ralphc on Aug 27, 2022 [–]

I have some PPC macs that have OS 9 on them, I love the UI. I look for excuses to use them whenever I can.

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