Re: COMP: Software and Operating Systems [user-centricity]

Dan Fabulich (dfab@cinenet.net)
Thu, 14 Aug 1997 18:21:20 -0700


At 01:44 PM 8/14/97 -0400, YakWaxx@aol.com wrote:

>I'm in the process of designing a user-centric software environment for=
rapid
>application design, prototyping and real-world interactions (making objects
>that co-exist in the real world and the software environment). Eventually
>I'll make a home version and crush Bills mighty empire, but that's for
>another day=85

You're up against tough competition. Don't think that Microsoft is one to
rest on its laurels... Microsoft has invested significant research dollars
into a variety of improvements to their OS which will have a profound
impact on the way we interact with our computers, if only because Microsoft
is monopolizing the market.

Take a look: http://www.microsoft.com/research/default.htm

Especially take note of "Intentional Programming," which reminds me a lot
of what you're talking about. (They refer to components where you refer to
objects.) Also note Natural Language Processing, which I'm told has
undergone significant enhancement since its first implementation in the
Microsoft Office Answer Wizard... I know *I* would spend a great deal for
a computer running a NLP UI that WORKED.

IMUninformedO, NLP or something similar is the next UI breakthrough,
bridging the gap between the GUI and the neural interface; I'm also not
convinced that AI is necessary to understand language.

Carry on...

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