Introduction of the 'Apple Key' for Menu Commands
By
CharlesW
Sketches a bagel but doesn't bake it through.
Summary
The article discusses the introduction of the 'Apple key' on the keyboard to invoke menu commands, inspired by the Lisa predecessor. Steve Jobs's reaction to a situation in the software fishbowl area is also mentioned.
Key quotes
· 2 pulledWe thought it was important for the user to be able to invoke every menu command directly from the keyboard, so we added a special key to the keyboard to invoke menu commands, just like our predecessor, Lisa.
One day, late in the afternoon, Steve Jobs burst into the software fishbowl area in Bandley III, upset about something.
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