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Graphical User Interface Timeline
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1985: Geos released for Commodore 64 and later the Apple
II.
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July: Commodore introduces the Amiga 1000 with the
Amiga Workbench Version 1.0.
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August: Microsoft finally releases the first version of Windows.
Features:
Windows can not be overlapped, but are instead "tiled".
Windows are not allowed to cover an area at the bottom of the screen
that is reserved for "iconized" programs.
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1986: Apple threatens to sue Digital Research because the
GEM desktop looked too much like Apple's Macintosh. Digital Research cripples
the desktop application so Apple will not sue.
The new GEM desktop now has just two unmovable, non-resizable windows
for file browsing.
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1986: Tandy releases Personal DeskMate for their Tandy 1000
EX.
Features:
This is the first graphical version of Tandy's previously text-based
integrated office package.
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March 1987 - Apple introduces the Apple Macintosh
II, the first color Macintosh.
Features: 640*480*256 color with 24 bit color card available.
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Microsoft releases the second version of Windows, version
2.03.
Features:
Finally has resizable / overlapping windows and new windowing controls.
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Acorn releases "Arthur" for the Acorn computer, it is the
basis for RISC OS. RISC OS 2 and 3 have a similar look, but an improved
feel.
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Apple releases Finder 1.0 for their Apple IIGS ProDOS 16
v1.3 (Later changed to GS/OS) operating system. Earlier versions of ProDOS
16 had a GUI but only a simple launcher application as a shell, and bundled
Apple II Desktop/MouseDesk instead.
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October: IBM releases OS/2 1.10 Standard Edition (SE)
which added a graphical user interface called Presentation Manager. (OS/2
1.0 was text mode only!) The 1.10 GUI was written by Microsoft and
looked like Windows 2.
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October: The NeXT Computer is released for $6500. It includes
a 25 MHz '30 processor, 8 MB RAM, 250 MB optical disk drive, math coprocessor,
digital processor for real time sound, fax modem, and a 17" monitor.
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