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Operating System Interface Design 2007 – 2009 (current)
Windows Vista (released in 2007)
This was Microsoft’s response to their competition. They also included quite a lot of 3D and animation. Since Windows 98, Microsoft has always tried to improve the desktop. With Windows Vista they released widgets and a somewhat improved replacement of the Active Desktop.
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Operating System Interface Design 2001 – 2005
Mac OS X (released in 2001)
In early 2000 Apple announced their new Aqua interface and in 2001 the company released it with their brand new operating system called Mac OS X.
The default 32 x 32 and 48 x 48 icons were changed to big 128 x 128 anti-aliased and semi-transparent icons.
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Operating System Interface Design 1996 – 2000
OS/2 Warp 4 (released in 1996)
IBM released OS/2 Warp 4 which brought a significant facelift to the workspace.
Icons were placed on the desktop, where custom files and folders could also be created. The shredder appeared which was similar to Windows’ Recycle Bin or Mac OS’s Trash, except it deleted the file or folder instantly and [...]
Operating System Interface Design 1991 – 1995
Amiga Workbench 2.04 (released in 1991)
Many improvements were made to this version of the GUI. The color scheme changed and a 3D look was introduced. The desktop could be divided vertically into screens of different resolutions and color depths, which nowadays seems a little odd. The default resolution of Workbench was 640×256, but the hardware [...]
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