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I kinda feel a modern System 7 [0] like OS could be neat. But with a terminal included. It was kinda easy to get your head around the OS just navigating throug
by wsc981 4y ago
I kinda feel a modern System 7 [0] like OS could be neat. But with a terminal included.
It was kinda easy to get your head around the OS just navigating through the system folder. The UI was also more consistent than anything we have these days.
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[0]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_7 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_7
- jsrcout 4y agoSystem 7 was so awesome. I was still developing Macintosh GUI software when it came out. It was great to use, and visually pleasing. And as you say, the user interface was consistent, also discoverable, and things did what you expected. Attributes I miss as GUI software inexorably moves into the browser.
- ralphc 4y agoI have some PPC macs that have OS 9 on them, I love the UI. I look for excuses to use them whenever I can.
- guenthert 4y agoNot sure if that's old people painting the past rose, but System 7 was not awesome. Cooperative scheduling and lack of memory protection were anachronisms already in 1991. I think we're talking about different things here. The UI might have been superior in MacOS, but the technical foundations of Unix clearly were. Something OSX tried to (belatedly) reconcile. Nothing stops you from adding an awesome UI on top of Linux (although I'd say UI will always be a matter of personal taste and prior experience).