The History of the User Interface

Here’s a video of Bill Buxton talking about the history of (some of the) user interfaces in computing.

http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Show-Us-Your-Tech/Bill-Buxton-Shows-Us-His-Favorite-Tech/player?w=512&h=288

An interview with a researcher who has passion and whose passion shines through to teach important lessons. And the basic lesson is that history is important. Those who forget their history are condemned to repeat it.