How come computer user interfaces haven't improved at all since 1984?
>>55344063
Have you tried buying a newer computer? That one is a bit outdated. Congrats on getting it online, tho.
Theres literally nothing we can do to improve them with our current hardware
How come wheels haven't been improved since 2000 B.C?
they have you moron
>>55344099
This. With triangle wheels you can pick up free kinetic energy with perpetual motion. The current wheel is all about making as much friction as possible to consume more fuel and put stress onto the vehicle for planned obsolescence.
>>55344161
Current wheels are fine. But the tyre is designed to increase fuel consumption. The oil companies are behind it and you can tell because they literally made out of oil (synthetic rubber).
![Windows_XP_SP3[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/dzA3bNq.png "Windows_XP_SP3[1].png")
Windows XP got it right.
>>55344250
Still doesn't look that different than OP's picture. It just has a way better aesthetic.
>>55344063
How come humans haven't improved at all?
How come no one wants to fix what isn't broken?
>>55344250
Absolutely revolting.
Because at that point the desktop metaphor had already been conceived and nobody's yet to come up with something better.
>haven't improved
yeah its not like they dont have eye candy graphics and gpu acceleration now
>>55344100
Ever since getting a Mac its clear just how far behind Microshit is at just simply listening to user feedback. It's not just UI, everything is much better organised and more convenient to use. And it's all simple shit, like if you don't want to buy a Mac you could set up your Linux OS of choice to work the exact same way
Microsoft only exists because they force themselves on the industry like a drunken uncle. It would give me no greater pleasure than to see them crash and burn
what about search?
the only new UI thing in osx is dock (which was hated when first came out)
>>55345551
hm?
What was that?
>>55344100
Why can't Apple implement intelligent hide for their dock already, this is the one thing that always pissed me off about OSX, I want to see the dock when I'm on the desktop, but I don't want it taking up space when I maximize a window
>>55345909
Just stop using it altogether. I haven't used the dock in years
>>55345658
I too have that wallpaper. Congrats.
>>55345941
I guess pressing Command+Space and just searching for the program is better but still
>>55345909
Dude, you must be shitting me. There is no dock when full screen. And the dock can auto hide when not full screen. Stop using Starcock.
>>55345936
I guess pressing Command+Space and just searching for the program is better but still
>>55345976
OSX Literally has not Intelli-Hide, you have to do Command+Shift+D to get it out of the way
>>55344250
>being drunk: the post
>>55344063
>How come computer user interfaces have got worse since 1984?
ftfy
Anything beyond a green prompt is faggotry, including the various web browsers used to shitpost on this board.
>>55346079
are you shitposting from lynx?
>>55345202
This isn't improvement. It's natural evolution by caused by better Hardware available.
Besides this it's pretty much the same.
>>55345980
Or just use Launchpad?
>>55346106
If so, he hits 4chink with his shekels. Captcha isn't that easy on text based browsers.
>>55344063
If you'd actually used that OS every day, you'd know the improvements are immense.
>>55346106
No, I'm a giant fucking hypocritical faggot.
*sob*
>>55346134
it never really occured to me to ask before but why is the desktop called the desktop?
>>55344100
>uses mactoddlerOS
>calling someone else a moron
>>55346261
Because it's like the physical desk. You can store and organize files and folders, you can lay open files on the top of the desk and so on.
>>55344063
PC doesn't have this problem. :^)
>>55346266
Have you ever read K&R?
huh, cool!! thanks for that anon. learn somethin' new every day! :D
>>55346389
Have you ever poo'd in loo?
>>55346182
Why? Spotlight's vastly superior.
>>55346483
Enjoy your double botnet.
>>55346516
Enjoy your shitty memes
>>55346266
this is brian kernighan's desktop though
>>55346530
Enjoy your MemeOS.
>>55346573
ebin
>>55346538
Fuck off Rajeesh. You aren't getting a bonus for spamming the exact same picture in every thread.
windows: pajeet
osx: rahjeet
linux: 张伟
freebsd was made by literal faggots
openbsd: john
>>55346382
>the PC in 1990 is an AS/400 from 1988
>the PC in 2010 is a Pentium 4/D system from 2005
>the Mac in 1990 is a compact model from 1984-1986
>the Mac in 2010 is the only accurate picture in the entire collage but doesn't even occupy the same market segment
Why are /v/edditors so fucking dumb?
>>55346382
>looks much better
heh
They have become much more sleek. My friend.
>>55347563
where can I find this?
>>55344063
Gotta say, that was cozy. That and win 3.1.
>>55346382
The old macintosh looks way better though
>>55344063
Try 1991. The jump when it comes to day-to-day use between the original '84 Mac UI and System 7's almost entirely modern interface (or hell, just going from System 6 to System 7) is pretty noticeable.
after that, pretty much everything worked like System 7 (in particular, Windows 95)
>>55347935
Deep web my man.
It's 3gb malware though.
>>55346003
you just set the dock to hide.
When your mouse hits the bottom of the screen, it pops up, just like the "Start Bar" or whatever it's called in windows.
Stop talking about things that you know nothing about.
Lurk moar.
Apple and Microsoft can't fundamentally alter their main paradigms without alienating 90% of their userbase.
GNU/Linux could advance the "Desktop Usability Paradigm" by leaps and bounds, because they're not tied to anything in particular, but they're too obsessed with copying OSX/Windows to do anything new besides spinning cubes. That's all.
>>55348096
>in particular, Windows 95
I used to call bullshit on this but after using 3.1 for a while recently it's pretty apparent that they took a lot of tips from Macintosh and *nix space especially in file management.
>>55344063
But they have
>>55344161
I bet the Jews stopped triangle wheels.
>>55348397
Really, what direction is there to advance? 3D gimmicks? Maybe a return to well-defined, dedicated hardware keys for window management to cut down on window clutter?
>>55346483
>>55349116
>being a literal fucking cuck
ayylmao
desktop thread?
>>55344063
You can only do so much without VR
>>55349116
Why would I use a third party program as a replacement for a perfectly functional first party program? That's fucking retarded.
>>55349460
No
>>55346354
Which is intuitive and makes organizing your temporary files easier
>>55344063
Because they've become worse
>>55349566
more complicated human inputs / outputs would make it better if they were implemented correctly
>>55349512
>applel shit
>functional
ayylmao
>>55345234
This
>>55349657
ebin
>>55349657
>>applel shit
>>functional
>ayylmao
That's why Microsoft and just about all Linux distros copied it - poorly.
>>55349512
Alfred was released before Spotlight ripped it off and Alfred still has more features and better customization. I tried Spotlight instead of Alfred for like a week the last time I reinstalled OS X and I couldn't handle how sluggish and inaccurate Spotlight was.
>>55349657
Summer can't end fast enough
>>55349817
This. Can't wait for mactoddlers to go back to school.
>>55349813
>Alfred was released before Spotlight ripped it off
Alfred was a thing in 2004?
>I couldn't handle how sluggish and inaccurate Spotlight was
I just use it for launching applications and it does that fine. The moment I type a character the most used program that starts with that letter comes up. Again, I don't see why I'd need a third party program for something a first party program has no issues with.
>>55349848
Don't you ever get sick of posting the same stale memes and photos night after night?
>>55349888
Don't you ever get sick of shitting in the same street night after night?
>>55349930
Oh what a surprise, more stale memes
>>55344063
With our correct input devices, there's nothing to improve.
>>55344063
The change of paradigma from console to window based desktop is caused by new input device.
Next step would be a 3d environment, which is pretty fine usable right now with a spacemouse or gesture input.
But the improvement of usability and features is minor, so nobody gives a fuck.
>>55348397
>>55349111
Gnome 3, Unity, KDE, tiling WMs, the shitload of ways you can customize Mate, XFCE, etc.
Can't say nobody's tried, even if most of them suck ass. Even MS tried with Metro, and even with the death grip they have on it, it's failing.
>>55352382
but is the "desktop" the best option for pointing devices?
>>55344063
what would you suggest?
>>55353389
Maybe not. But people are used to it and it's logic is based upon well known things.
>>55352519
Metro was a stupid idea. You can't center a user interface to touchscreen, if your main market is business PCs
OP is right. Nothing has changed.
Basically you've been paying for the same thing again and again for 30 years.
YOU KEKS. Use linux and you wont feel raped.
>>55347563
Looks like tumblrtop
>>55349723
>That's why Microsoft and just about all Linux distros copied it - poorly.
Dear macfag,
you are talking bullshit. MacOS, Windows, GEM, GEOS and nearly every other DE are based on the same principle and the same logic. The logic of files and folders behind this is way older than any GUI. What Xerox (not Apple) did, was just the next step of visualizing this logic.
As i mentioned, they all use the same logic. so they look and feel same in many points. But they are also different in many ways.
In fact there is no noteworthy copy of MacOS out there, because it's not worth to copy.
Yours sincerely,
Anon
>>55353464
>Metro was a stupid idea. You can't center a user interface to touchscreen, if your main market is business PCs
It was way more stupid than this. They didn't only put the center to touchscreen. They tried to change the whole logic from files and folders to app orientation. This works fine on phones and tablets with limited operational purposes but isn't flexible enough for serious use.
>>55348127
https://github.com/blackbbc/Sweet-OS
Lmao gtfo with deepweb
>>55345381
What is that tripcode
>>55353968
idk
>>55344250
Stop making me nostalgic
>>55346354
kek I never realized this. It's funny because I always hide Desktop Icons and I don't think I've saved anything to the actual desktop in over a decade.
>>55355442
the funny thing is, you already use your desk as supposed, even if you don't know it. You organize your files in folders and if you don't have them on the desktop, then they are in some kind of a drawer.
If you open a file, it lies on the desktop, so you can see it.
according to this, also a WM is a DE - the logic and the principle stays the same.
>>55344099
Not following the cutting edge research of wheel development are we?
Hint: Squares are the future.
>>55347563
Do people think computers are some kind of fucking game?
>>55344250
poor anon went senile.
>>55356771
Kill yourself my man
>>55344250
fisher-priceOS.png
>>55357428
Hey, show some respect. It had LIFE.
>>55357476
XP looked alright in the days, now it looks like shit
I wonder how today's desktops will be liked in 10 years
>>55357504
I wasn't serious. It really was stupid looking back then. But in everywhere else it was the bets thing ever. After SP2 but still
>>55357548
>It really was stupid looking back then
I don't really know about this: everybody used it, and nobody ever said a thing about it's design and how much it sucked
Today we can say that it is an horrible design, but I wonder if this is only a change in taste or an objective truth
>>55344161
>>55345909
There's autohide for dock you moron.
>>55344250
If you want to use a pre-vista version of windows without the search feature, then windows9x is even better.
I don't like Windows GUI. I like the GUI's on Linux and Macintosh. The design of the first Macintosh was very good. That is one of the things Apple did right. I'm not a Mac user either.
I use Linux mostly for everything. Sometimes I use Windows to play games like Doom etc. I also play games on Windows with MAME as well.
I am using the Elementary OS at the moment. The user interface is simple and hassle free.
>>55357587
>I don't really know about this: everybody used it, and nobody ever said a thing about it's design and how much it sucked
What? Literally everybody I know made fun of the stupid looking blue default interface, even when it came out. Most people I know used the silver interface, and some the classic windows.
>>55357733
9x is my favorite UI developed by anyone so far. It's the pinnacle of function over form, and even then it has a damn good form.
>>55357774
>tabs don't merge up into title bar to save space
gross
>>55357790
really? Were you in a circle of designer?
Nobody ever said anything about it in my zone
>>55357774
>>55357794
Look at me hehehe
>>55357774
Jesus Christ that is gross.
>>55344100
>Richard Stallman, July 2002:
>I don’t know how to make a screenshot, because I normally use my computer in text-mode. I have X and GNOME installed, but I use them only occasionally.
>>55357774
Honestly, what destroys most Linux desktops I see on /g/ are the fonts. How come people tweak all kinds of shit, but don't ever change the extremely ugly standard fonts?
>>55345381
I demand to know what font is that
>>55357909
Not into all of that ricing bullshit.......
Life is too short.
BeOS/Haiku is quite interesting, but it has it's flaws. I wish the file manager had a button to go up a folder, because using an option in the right click menu or a keyboard shortcut isn't as comfy.
The keyboard is quite autistic, because the modifiers are quite fucked up, and they tried to treat a PC keyboard like a Mac keyboard, which just doesn't work.
The interface has some other problems too, like the fact that I couldn't drop a file onto a browser to pick it to upload.
Has anyone tried this?
>>55344063
I can't remember, on old MacOS and Win 3.1, how you even knew what apps were open?
>>55358881
really old mac os could only run 1 app at any time
since mac os 5, you could view all running programs when clicking on upper-right corner
in windows 1-3, minimized apps went to bottom
like windows 7's superbar
>>55358696
Why on earth would anyone build such a monstrosity?
We started with office desks and filing cabinets as a work area and storage system. Once computers came around we copied those ideas to help make it easier for the noobs to use the machines.
But as the technology has advanced and computers became common, we have more or less been freed from such physical layout limitations and can take advantage of new and more effective ways of working.
Yet we use even more resources and technology to add physical layout limitations back into the system.
WHY!?
Custom datahand like setup + VR headset with motion simple neural mapped movement settings + nice comfy chair = Best set up I can currently think of.
>>55344063
I take it you've never tried a tiling WM. You should try one some time.
>>55353893
THERE IS NO GUI CODE IN THAT WHOLE REPOSITORY
>>55348127
You should post the link.
>>55360417
Paradigma is still the same. Only the desktop is empty until you open a file.
>>55355623
This kind of technology has been in use on heavy machinery for exactly this purpose. Would be great for mountain biking.
>>55344063
Read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geeks_Bearing_Gifts
>>55344063
Because the interaction hardware has remained mostly the same
>>55357794
9x is ugly as shit
>>55361035
>9x
That's an odd way to spell Aero
>>55361076
nope
>>55361091
Yup
>>55361134
perhaps
>>55344063
they have, just because you're not using a tiling window manager doesn't mean we haven't advanced
>>55358014
gotham rounded medium
grab the link from the readme on my sea ess ess github project https://github.com/Acbn-Nick/
>>55348397
> Forgetting how much research/trial and error was done at PARC to create the window paradigm
New attempts are based on what someone thinks is cool -- like Metro -- which is why they suck in actual use.
