But it starts off with a handy list of keyboard shortcuts on the inside front cover, shortcuts that can save quite a bit of time when dealing with the WIMP interface.

There's been a lot of discussion about the state of the PC user interface and the fact that it's derived from the WIMP interface - Windows, icons, menus and pulldowns.

The WIMP interface is from 1973.

The tutorial gives a good basic overview of Windows, and it also has a very good explanation of how to use a mouse, something missing from many manuals and critical for the WIMP interface.

The first iteration of Apple's WIMP interface was a floppy disk where files could be spatially moved around.

Meanwhile, average desktop computers are still based on WIMP interfaces, and have started undergoing major operational improvements to surpass the hurdles inherent to the classic WIMP interface.

The WIMP interface offers all the standard features and fixes many of the bugs that had hindered Arthur.

Just like Truitt would not enjoy being forced to struggle with Linux, most Linux users don't enjoy being forced to do their work on Windows using its "WIMP" interface.

"We've taken the WIMP interface as far as it can go," he added, referring to the Windows-icon-mouse-pull-down menu.

One of the best known such graphical applications was Deluxe Paint, a popular painting software with a typical WIMP interface.