Archy
Clear description of Archy (was THE), divided into interface components. [Wikipedia]
Articles from Jef Raskin about the History of the
Two sizable documents: Recollections of the Macintosh Project, More Historical Facts. Links to Bruce Horn letters.
Crafting a Revolution
Interview of Aza Raskin on THE (Archy), and his father Jef. [ACM: Ubiquity]
DigiBarn Friends: Jef Raskin, A Life of Design
Computer museum with many resources: photo galleries, information on early Apple I/II, Macintosh, IAI Swyft, Canon Cat, user interface experiments, other Raskin inventions; interviews, slides, remembrances by computer scientists.
Down With GUIs
By Jef Raskin. Article stressing that GUIs are not human-compatible. As long as we hang on to interfaces as we now know them, computers will remain inherently frustrating, upsetting, stressful. [Wired 1.06]
In Appreciation of Jef Raskin
Brief praise of Raskin, and critique of Archy zooming interface, with references, by usability expert Don Norman who was at Apple with Raskin, during the early years.
Jef Raskin A to Z
List of about 60 articles by Raskin, with links to them.
Jef Raskin Center for Humane Interfaces
Official site advancing the work of the author of The Humane Interface. Most complete site on Archy, was THE, The Humane Environment. Also writings on diverse topics, manual, specification, screenshot, bug list, CVS, downloads. [Open Source, GPL]
Jef Raskin the Movie
Film on Raskin being made via Internet collaboration. Interviews, comments, sample footage, Raskin Lectures on Interface. Short segments use Creative Commons license.
Jef Raskin's Humane Environment
SourceForge site, with description, download, bug reports, some old news.
Jef Raskin, GUI Pioneer and Macintosh Creator, Die
Brief but thorough tribute article. [Software Development Times]
Keeping Interface Simple
By Paul Gilster. When Jef Raskin talks about computers, it pays to listen; he has spent his career thinking about how to make computing easier. Balanced, positive explanation of THE (Archy). [Raleigh News & Observer]
osOpinion: Raskin on 'Raskin on OS X'
Summary of newspaper story, useful forum comments. [Linux Today]
Raleigh News & Observer: Keeping Interface Sim
Summary of newspaper story, useful forum comments. [Linux Today]
Talk Time: Jef Raskin
Frank, brief interview, criticism of Macintosh, thoughts on useful user interfaces, Hypercard, progress in computing. [Guardian Unlimited]
The History of Apple's 'Syntax' Pos
Treats Pascal poster designed by Jef Raskin, and altered by Steve Jobs.
The Humane Environment
Brief news story, and forum comments in great abundance, more than usual. Many varied opinions. [Slashdot]
The Humane Environment
Brief announcement of first THE (Archy) release, with over 50 forum comments. [OSNews.com]
The Humane Interface
Book review of The Human Interface: New Directions for Interface Design, by Jef Raskin, and the usual mass of forum comments. Many varied opinions. [Slashdot]
The Humane Interface: New Directions for Designing
By Jef Raskin; Addison-Wesley, 2000, ISBN 0201379376. Guide to interactive system design, reflects author experience and vision, shows many extant interfaces are dead ends, making computers easier to use needs new approaches. [publisher website]
The Joy of Tech
Touching memorial comic, features a Macintosh thanking Raskin.
THE Key to User-Friendly Computers?
By Alex Salkever. Raskin helped design Apple's classic user interface. He is working on a new system that could be a big improvement. Brief accessible analysis. [BusinessWeek]
UserFriendly
Touching memorial comic, features hill topped with an Apple tree.