Jef Raskin - The Humane Environment Mission Statement

"... To make computer technology available to a wider audience than has been possible by radically and rationally improving its usability. ..."

"... The primary method of the Humane Environment project is to design software systems, starting from an understanding of human cognition and the needs of the user rather than from a software, hardware, or marketing viewpoint. We design our environment to work with presently affordable and available hardware and with realistic limits on the amount of software development that can be achieved in a reasonable amount of time. ..."