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While we're talking about cool old UIs, I'll also point out IRIX 4dwm[0] (google image search "IRIX 4dwm" for more examples). It's far before my time, but based
by charlesdaniels 6y ago
While we're talking about cool old UIs, I'll also point out IRIX 4dwm[0] (google image search "IRIX 4dwm" for more examples). It's far before my time, but based on the screenshots out there on the 'net it seems like a pretty good UI for it's time period.
0 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRIX https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRIX
- cmrdporcupine 6y agoThat's just Motif isn't it? Well, I guess it's a custom shell for Motif.
- charlesdaniels 6y agoThat, and a custom set of applications which might have been written in Motif. There have definitely been better UIs since then, but for it’s time I it seems pretty impressive.
- cmrdporcupine 6y agoIt's very much a shame that licensing on Motif was so restrictive. At a time when Unix desperately needed a standardized toolkit, the wrong moves were made, and fragmentation was the result.
- pjmlp 6y agoHaving used Motif at its heyday on HP-UX and Aix, I don't really miss it.
- core-questions 6y agoWith a modern choice of typefaces, less italics, and better colours, Irix would be gorgeous.