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Apr 22, 2014 at 19:28 comment added keshlam Remember, we're talking about UX here. The user interface is all metaphors.
Apr 22, 2014 at 17:52 comment added DA01 If true--interesting! And really silly, as we're talking digital files. There's no 'yuck' involved.
Apr 22, 2014 at 8:19 history notice added JonW Needs citation
Apr 19, 2014 at 4:01 comment added keshlam Feel free not to consider it a cited source. It may lead someone to a citable source, however, if that's your goal.
Apr 18, 2014 at 22:06 comment added user @Superbest Windows NT hit the market in July 1993.
Apr 18, 2014 at 21:18 comment added Luke I'm sure you're (at least partially) correct, just not sure if 'VEDITT' counts as a cited source.
Apr 18, 2014 at 20:56 comment added Superbest @keshlam But wasn't the term introduced before NT?
Apr 18, 2014 at 17:16 comment added keshlam Presentations by MS staff at the time Windows NT was announced. I don't have a written citation, but it was Very Explicitly Discussed In These Terms.
Apr 18, 2014 at 16:33 comment added Luke Do you have a source for this?
Apr 18, 2014 at 15:07 history answered keshlam CC BY-SA 3.0