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Photos: The birth of the Lisa and Mac interface

by ZDNet Author  |  July 19, 2006 11:35am PDT  |  Image 21 of 53

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This picture shows that the development dropped the proportional scroll box for a simpler, fixed-size one, since the group was afraid users wouldn't understand the proportionality. It also shows the I-Beam text cursor for the first time. At this point, the team was finally committed to the one-button mouse, after a long, protracted internal debate.

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