The design of Star's records processing
Robert Purvy, Jerry Farrell, Paul Klose · ACM Transactions on Information Systems · 1983
Xerox's Star Professional Workstation is distinguished by a graphic user interface committed to the "what-you-see-is-what-you-get" design philosophy.The system promotes a see/point/push-a-button style of interaction with immediate feedback, in marked contrast to more familiar programming or command language interfaces.Star's records processing feature integrates traditional data processing functionality into this user model, using standard Star documents for data de£mition, entry, display, update, and report generation.Benefits include an economy of concepts and effort for user and implementor alike, along with the synergy of a unified environment.