The 1983 Apple Lisa wastebasket – the first trashcan in GUI historyYou’ve always been a bit suspicious of the trashcan on your computer’s imaginary desk top, and I’m here to tell you why. I know what you’re thinking – I figured it out already, in real life no one keeps a trashcan on top of their desk. Yes, this adds to the tension. But the real reason is, I think, far more interesting. The trashcan is an example of a skeuomorph – an intentional borrowing from a prior time tha...
