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ACM - Ubiquity: Crafting a Revolution

Interview of Aza Raskin on THE (Archy), and his father Jef.

The Humane Interface

Book review of The Human Interface: New Directions for Interface Design, by Jef Raskin, and the usual mass of forum comments. Many varied opinions. [Slashdot]

Down With GUIs

By Jef Raskin. Article stressing that GUIs are not human-compatible. As long as we hang on to interfaces as we now know them, computers will remain inherently frustrating, upsetting, stressful. [Wired 1.06]

Jef Raskin's Humane Environment

SourceForge site, with description, download, bug reports, some old news.

Archy

Clear description of Archy (was THE), divided into interface components. [Wikipedia]

The Humane Interface: New Directions for Designing Interactive Systems

By Jef Raskin; Addison-Wesley, 2000, ISBN 0201379376. Guide to interactive system design, reflects author experience and vision, shows many extant interfaces are dead ends, making computers easier to use needs new approaches. [publisher website]

The Humane Environment

Brief announcement of first THE (Archy) release, with over 50 forum comments. [OSNews.com]

The Humane Environment

Brief news story, and forum comments in great abundance, more than usual. Many varied opinions. [Slashdot]