Of course the old Mac OS in black and white wasn't particuarly "flat", but (at its best) it had a spare beauty that probably hasn't been matched yet, even thoug

Of course the old Mac OS in black and white wasn't particuarly "flat", but (at its best) it had a spare beauty that probably hasn't been matched yet, even though the fonts have become a little dated: http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&biw=1378&bih=839&tbm=isch&tbnid=cHmvvz9bNwPWnM:&imgrefurl=http://digiphile.wordpress.com/2010/01/05/homer-simpsons-brain-runs-on-macintosh-system-6/&docid=UO--O4bZk8X6yM&imgurl=http://digiphile.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/finder-system-6.jpg&w=640&h=480&ei=JtNbUbvgH8OQhQfPrIHwAw&zoom=1&ved=1t:3588,r:2,s:0,i:91&iact=rc&dur=307&page=1&tbnh=180&tbnw=240&start=0&ndsp=20&tx=34&ty=81 http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&biw=1378&bih=839&... . You can see what was lost even in moving to a colourised version http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&biw=1378&bih=839&tbm=isch&tbnid=WU_AYY6N0pTENM:&imgrefurl=http://www.businessinsider.com/mac-os-i-through-x-2012-7%3Fop%3D1&docid=ntc6NpSkIDwReM&imgurl=http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/4ffb37e469beddc959000005-590/mac-os-system-70-1991.jpg&w=590&h=443&ei=JtNbUbvgH8OQhQfPrIHwAw&zoom=1&ved=1t:3588,r:1,s:0,i:88&iact=rc&dur=676&page=1&tbnh=180&tbnw=240&start=0&ndsp=20&tx=125&ty=69 http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&biw=1378&bih=839&... , let alone to the tarty and unserious desktop GUIs we've had since. If Ive's team get back some of that visual restraint and unaffectedness I'll be properly impressed.