Inside the Strange but Failed World Of “Microsoft Bob”
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There was a time when everyone was trying to build a better GUI (Graphical User Interface) for the PC platform, including Microsoft. And on a strangely sunny day in Redmond back in 1995, I personally sat in on the demo of a weird but fascinating add-on to Windows 3.1 called: Microsoft Bob.
The meeting was headed by a product manager named Melinda French who later went on to become Mrs. BillG, but the talk of that day was on her belief that using helpful cartoon characters and a comfortable “Home” interface to help the average Joe (or Bob), navigate a computer was the future. Alas…