IRIX Interactive Desktop
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IRIX Interactive Desktop (originally called Indigo Magic) is a desktop environment normally used as the default desktop on Silicon Graphics workstations running IRIX. The IRIX Interactive Desktop uses the Motif widget toolkit on top of the X Window System found on most Unix systems. The default window manager on the IRIX Interactive Desktop is 4Dwm. IRIX Interactive Desktop debuted in September 1993 on the Indy workstation model. [1]
IRIX Interactive Desktop has two primary components: the System Manager and the Toolchest. The System Manager is the main utility for desktop and system configuration. The Toolchest is a menu (normally located on the desktop) that shows which applications are installed on that particular Silicon Graphics workstation. When not in use, program windows minimize onto the desktop in a small square shape with a distinct vector graphic icon (utilizing the IconSmith .fti file format).
The IRIX Interactive Desktop was one of the first default desktop environments to be standard on a particular Unix computer system.
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