It was in the mid-nineties and I had to hand in my weekly lab report. As my printer at home had decided to go on strike once again (as they used to do in the mid-nineties) I decided to print it in the university's library. So I went, still a quarter to the deadline, with my little 3.5 inch floppy disk. All the PCs were taken so I resorted to the only Mac.
I was a little excited, because these jewels were expensive back then, and usually always taken by someone that seemed to have more important design tasks to do than I had. Now I had the opportunity, for once.
I inserted my floppy, opened the document, sent it to the printer. All went fine until I wanted to get back my disk to rush to the lab session. No button to eject, nowhere to be found, so I asked one of my fellows sitting at a PC. He told me to drag the disk into trash bin. Yeah, right, sure I believe that! So I asked another guy, and sure he said I should throw my disk into the bin.
Now, these lab reports were important, because you needed to pass all of them to be allowed to write the test at the end of the semester and there were only two substitute dates. So I had little choice. I dragged the little disk icon over the little bin icon and let go. I already saw all my work on the disk gone but to my great surprise the disk ejected immediately and completely unharmed.
My lab report was handed over in time, it passed. The two substitute dates at the end of the semester never materialized because the prof was sick, as every year before and after - as I lerned. So, good on me to trust my fellow students but g00daxxit terrible UI!
I was a little excited, because these jewels were expensive back then, and usually always taken by someone that seemed to have more important design tasks to do than I had. Now I had the opportunity, for once.
I inserted my floppy, opened the document, sent it to the printer. All went fine until I wanted to get back my disk to rush to the lab session. No button to eject, nowhere to be found, so I asked one of my fellows sitting at a PC. He told me to drag the disk into trash bin. Yeah, right, sure I believe that! So I asked another guy, and sure he said I should throw my disk into the bin.
Now, these lab reports were important, because you needed to pass all of them to be allowed to write the test at the end of the semester and there were only two substitute dates. So I had little choice. I dragged the little disk icon over the little bin icon and let go. I already saw all my work on the disk gone but to my great surprise the disk ejected immediately and completely unharmed.
My lab report was handed over in time, it passed. The two substitute dates at the end of the semester never materialized because the prof was sick, as every year before and after - as I lerned. So, good on me to trust my fellow students but g00daxxit terrible UI!