Overview

This was really a proof of concept to show that relational algebra can be used to inspire interface design. I gave up on this work after attending the PDC in 2003, when Microsoft showed an almost identical system to mine (mine is better, of course).

People

David Cairns

Publications

Marsden, G. & Cairns, D.E. (2003) “Improving the Usability of the Hierarchical File System”, Proceedings SAICSIT 2003, ACM Press, pp 122-129. (Word)

Marsden, G. & Cairns, D.E. (2004) “Improving the Usability of the Hierarchical File System” South African Computer Journal, 32, pp. 69-78. (Word)

Downloads

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