Staple-bound pre-release version of the manual entitled "The Apple II Human Interface Guidelines" (2nd Release, II, Alpha) drafted by Bruce Tognazzini, March 21, 1985, 8.5 x 11, 112 pages, with chapters entitled "Introduction to Human Interface Design," "The Apple II Generic Human Interface," "The Filecard Menu Interface," and "The Desktop Interface." The abstract reads: "This is a rough-cut of the Apple II Human Interface Guidelines that will be officially released later this year. Because of the time importance of this information and because the standards themselves are now quite stable, we have made this pre-release available to you. These guidelines describe the most basic common features of an Apple II application. Included are two different metaphors: the Macintosh-inspired desktop, conforming to the Macintosh guidelines and including support for the user with no mouse, and the Filecard metaphor, popularized in the first AppleWorks, offering an easy upgrade path for existing, menu-based applications." In very good condition, with staining to the front cover and the first page of the table of contents missing.
A noted human-computer usability designer, Bruce Tognazzini became an early employee of Apple Computer in 1978, working on the development of the human interface for the Apple II. His work in user-interface testing and design, including the publication of the first edition of The Apple Human Interface Guidelines in September 1978, followed by seven subsequent editions (this being a draft of a later revision), played an important role in the direction of Apple's product line from the early days of Apple into the 1990s.
