The Origin of X-to-Close in UI Design
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The Origin of X-to-Close in UI Design
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Re: The Origin of X-to-Close in UI Design
#2The author missed one: Wordstar
See pg. 39 of this .pdf file http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/microPro/Wordstar_3.3...
"X" is used as the "exit wordstar" command menu option.
This was WordStar 3.3, in 1983. WordStar existed for far earlier than 1983, and likely always used "X" as the "exit wordstar" command.