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Did you ever get to use one of the old iPods with a click wheel interface? That thing is a genuine legend of engineering, and deservedly so. They definitely spent a lot on marketing, but marketing wasn’t their only advantage.
Yes I did. But admittedly very young. How was it a "legend of engineering"?
This article says it better than I can
It says you could use it without looking at it. Which was true of all music players at the time. Many didn't even have a display. What else ya got?
https://uxdesign.cc/the-click-wheel-one-of-apples-most-iconic-designs-3bd131281a51
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Iconic, not legendary engineering, the click wheel got annoying, scrolling over tracks you wanted select, scrolling when you click it, etc, it was far from perfect.