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Personally, while I’m a fan of Mac OS X and its NeXT lineage, from a UI standpoint I prefer the simplicity of the classic Mac OS, and A/UX married the classic i
by linguae 7y ago
Personally, while I’m a fan of Mac OS X and its NeXT lineage, from a UI standpoint I prefer the simplicity of the classic Mac OS, and A/UX married the classic interface with a solid Unix foundation.
One of the major focuses of pre-OS X Apple was empowering the user not only with a well designed UI with a set of guidelines that third-party software consistently abided by, but also further empowering that user with programmability, with projects such as AppleScript and HyperCard. I feel that Apple has lost this particular focus, and while I personally find macOS more pleasant than Windows 10, I wish Apple had continued on its 1980s and 1990s quest of remaining “the computer for the rest of us.”
I think there’s demand for a “back-to-basics” desktop operating system that has a classic Mac OS-inspired interface and a suite of applications that complied with its guidelines.