"What a computer is to me is the most remarkable tool that we have ever come up with. It's the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds." -Steve Jobs
Impact
Our daily lives were changed after the GUI was introduced and invented. The requirement for better hardware led to the development of better hardware, which affected the entire computer industry (for good). The commercialization of the GUI allowed people to create applications like Microsoft Office and games such as World of Warcraft which has increased the number PC sales.
Back in the early 1980’s most people did not use a computer because the Personal Computer was hard to use, and required much training. In 2011, over 90% of people own a computer, and over 95% have access to one. Data also shows that the rate of adoption for computers increased massively after the first commercial GUI computer.
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In present times, the computers are found everywhere, and are tightly interwoven into our daily lives. The computer provides us with a easy way to publish papers, prepare a presentation, or simply to have fun. All these things would not have been possible had the GUI not been invented. Businesses that got a GUI computer reported up to 30% increase in the efficiency, and the average consumer had much more freedom to do whatever they wanted to on a computer, without any training.
"Personal computers, in present times, are almost as much a part of American life as the telephone and the automobile. They are expanding their influence in education and are an integral part of many classrooms. Businesses rely heavily on them. Personal computers have become as much a communication device as a computational one. Communication by e-mail is common and the World Wide Web houses billions of pages of information.
Computers have also become more prolific than ever before. Cities all over the world have Internet cafes, where people can buy time on personal computers. Many hotels provide access to personal computers or have facilities for connecting their guests' laptop computers. As computers become smaller, they are also becoming wireless, using radio frequencies for communication. For less than $5,000 you can hold 8 million bytes of storage in your hand."
-Mathematics Volume 1 Personal Computer
"Personal computers, in present times, are almost as much a part of American life as the telephone and the automobile. They are expanding their influence in education and are an integral part of many classrooms. Businesses rely heavily on them. Personal computers have become as much a communication device as a computational one. Communication by e-mail is common and the World Wide Web houses billions of pages of information.
Computers have also become more prolific than ever before. Cities all over the world have Internet cafes, where people can buy time on personal computers. Many hotels provide access to personal computers or have facilities for connecting their guests' laptop computers. As computers become smaller, they are also becoming wireless, using radio frequencies for communication. For less than $5,000 you can hold 8 million bytes of storage in your hand."
-Mathematics Volume 1 Personal Computer