It's easy to forget all of the computing operating systems that existed before Windows, Mac OS, and the various flavors of Unix / Linux. But if you ever feel like taking a walk down memory lane and checking out some screenshots of some of the oldies, check out the
Graphical User Interface Gallery over at Guidebook. There are a bunch of beloved bygone GUIs, as well as a few that I had never heard of. What the hell is
IRIX or
Visi On? It seems the gallery is pretty full-featured, but unfortunately needs some help filling out the galleries on some of the more obscure OSes. It's still well worth a 5 minute perusal.
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Subscribe to commentsfreezejeansSep 20th 2006 1:24PM
WOW does that bring back memories! What a terrific find. I remember seeing GeoWorks in the stores back in the early 90's, but never knew what it really looked like until I checked out the screenshots. I still have an Atari ST with TOS so of course had to go look at that one again. Always fun to take a trip down memory lane...thanks!
mac-financeSep 20th 2006 6:42PM
What was GeoWorks? what did it run on?
rudeleriusSep 20th 2006 8:45PM
IRIX is a custom Unix derivative used on Silicon Graphics workstations, like the 02. I have an O2, but sadly have never seen it boot to the OS due to a lack of RAM (custom 278? pin).
freezejeansSep 21st 2006 12:28PM
GeoWorks ran on PC's & compatibles, an alternative to Windows at the time. I think it ran on top of DOS but can't remember exactly...