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Balloon help

Balloon help is a help system introduced by Apple Computer in their 1991 release of System 7.0. The name referred to the way the help text was displayed, in "speech balloons", like those containing words in a comic strip. The name has since been used by many to refer to any sort of pop-up help text.[citation needed]

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Legacy

TooltipsWindows 95OPENSTEPMac OS XMicrosoft Windows
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Apple Guide
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Resources
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Overview

Apple ComputerSystem 7.0Speech balloonsComic strip
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Balloon help

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Balloon help

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related to Mechanism · 14
Balloon help → Additionally, API, Apple, Apple Guide, Apple's Rez, Balloon, Help, Hide Balloon Help, Mac OS, Resourcerer, Show Balloon Help, System, The, While
related to The problem · 13
Balloon help → Apple, During, Existing, How, In, It, One, System, They, Users, What, Where, Why
related to Legacy · 12
Balloon help → AmigaOS's MUI, Balloon, Balloons, Enlightenment, Mac OS, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, OPENSTEP, Squeak Smalltalk, The, Windows, Windows XP
is a · 1
Balloon help → help system introduced by Apple Computer in their 1991 release of System 7.0

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Balloon helpis ahelp system introduced by Apple Computer in their 1991 release of System 7.00.90text
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Balloon helprelated to LegacyOPENSTEP0.60section
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Balloon helprelated to LegacyMicrosoft Windows0.60section
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Balloon helprelated to LegacySqueak Smalltalk0.60section
Balloon helprelated to LegacyEnlightenment0.60section

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