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I feel a need to talk about this because I'm kind of not satisfied with how some people have reacted or their lack of reaction to Apple's new application called "Spaces". Most people who do post some kind of reaction just say linux had it first which is also inaccurate because the X11 server or windowing system actually isn't Linux specific. It's more accurate to say most other Unix and Unix like platforms have had virtual desktops for many years. Not even a lot of the Unix people I know have talked a peep about Spaces.. maybe they just don't care?
Also Windows has had virtual desktops from a variety of software especially alternative desktop managers since literally last century. One of the best desktops on windows to have virtual desktops is Litestep. In fact I can't think of one operating system that doesn't have an implimentation of virtual desktops either by the company who made it or by a third party except for the old Mac OS before X... even Windows 3.1 had a alernative shell that had virtual desktops believe it or not.
In Apple's defense though I think NeXTSTEP (OS X's ancestor and which also inspired Litestep) but that could have been afterstep on linux in the late 90's had some kind of virtual desktop support since the 80's which predates most other modern systems. I also still think it's nice to see Apple officially embracing virtual desktops and integrating them into the OS so they might work better than third party solutions which I am currently using (desktop manager).
*Edit* I've read the first OS to have a virtual scrolling desktop was Amiga OS in the mid-80's It's kind of amusing to me to see Steve Jobs present "Spaces" as if it's a brand new innovation.
I want to slip in another 3D screenshot here this time from the game "sIn" the sense of depth in this shot is amazing you can practically see all the way down the mine shaft and the lightbulbs look really good:
Also Windows has had virtual desktops from a variety of software especially alternative desktop managers since literally last century. One of the best desktops on windows to have virtual desktops is Litestep. In fact I can't think of one operating system that doesn't have an implimentation of virtual desktops either by the company who made it or by a third party except for the old Mac OS before X... even Windows 3.1 had a alernative shell that had virtual desktops believe it or not.
In Apple's defense though I think NeXTSTEP (OS X's ancestor and which also inspired Litestep) but that could have been afterstep on linux in the late 90's had some kind of virtual desktop support since the 80's which predates most other modern systems. I also still think it's nice to see Apple officially embracing virtual desktops and integrating them into the OS so they might work better than third party solutions which I am currently using (desktop manager).
*Edit* I've read the first OS to have a virtual scrolling desktop was Amiga OS in the mid-80's It's kind of amusing to me to see Steve Jobs present "Spaces" as if it's a brand new innovation.
I want to slip in another 3D screenshot here this time from the game "sIn" the sense of depth in this shot is amazing you can practically see all the way down the mine shaft and the lightbulbs look really good:
