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dated interface


           0... 2... 1... 9... blast off!








                                              1, 2, and 0...?!? Pressing
                                               keys? Really? That‛s so
                                              1985...











                                                 Your program’s looking pretty dated.

                                                  The program works, but it’s not going to win a Visual
                                                  Design Award any time soon. And its use of key presses
                                                  makes it a little hard to use, too.

                                                  So, its looks could be improved and its usability could be
                                                  better.

                                                  It sounds like you need a graphical user interface, or GUI.


                                                                          Most people pronounce GUI as “gooey."


























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