On Wed, 2009-12-02 at 11:06 -0600, Aaron Griffin wrote: > On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 5:53 AM, Arvid Picciani <aep@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Thomas Bächler wrote: > >> I consider such statements an insult > > > > Sorry Thomas, > > my response was retarded. > > > > can you help me find another term i should use > > to denote the desktop idea, that is not offensive? > > In general, it is called the WIMP paradigm - Windows, Icons, Menus, > Pointing Device > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WIMP_(computing) Ouch, I'm sure that's a correct term, but I fail to see how using WIMP in a combustible conversation is going to help any =)