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Subject:Re: Screen vs. Window From:Suzette Seveny <sseveny -at- PETVALU -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 12 Jun 1998 11:47:21 -0400
On Friday, June 12, 1998 11:33 AM, Debbie Packer [SMTP:dpacker -at- RUNET -dot- EDU] wrote:
> I consider a window to be something that can be resized, such as a Micrsoft
> Word window, a Paint Shop Pro window, etc. A window can be resized from the
> sides, the top, the bottom, and the corners. A window can be maximized,
> minimized, or closed.
I really like this definition.
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> If I am not mistaken, windows originated with Apple and then Microsoft
> (Bill) began using windows with their (his) operating systems.
