A user interface should be so simple that a beginner in an … - Ted Nelson

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A user interface should be so simple that a beginner in an emergency can understand it within 10 seconds.

Ted Nelson

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Theodore H. Nelson (born June 17, 1937) coined the word "hypertext" in the sixties and envisioned a global network similar to (though arguably superior to) the Web in the seventies.

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Native Name: Theodor Holm Nelson

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A user interface should be so simple that a beginner in an emergency can understand it within 10 seconds. - Ted Nelson

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