Morgan Dilbeck&Erin Bethke

GraphicalUser

Interface

Official Definition Graphical User Interface –

A type of user interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices with images

rather than text commands. A GUI represents the information and actions available to a user

through graphical icons.

Our definition

It lists other pages on the Web where you can find additional

information.

2 Examples

Computer screen

Timeline/Evolution

1936- First Freely programmable computer.

1942-Who was first in the computing biz is not always as easy as ABC

1944-The Harvard Mark 1 computer.

1946- 20,000 vacuum tubes later…

1948- Baby and the Williams Tube turn on the memories.

1947/48- No, a transistor is not a computer, but this invention greatly affected the history of computers.

1951- First commercial computer & able to pick presidential winners.

1979- WordStar Software

1981- MS-DOS Computer Operating System.

1985- Microsoft Windows

Images

SOURCES

1.http://inventors.about.com/library/blcoindex.htm

2. http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/g/gui.htm