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[Kai Ponte <opensuse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

James Knott wrote:
> Kai Ponte wrote:
>   
> > Though it was more of an HPFS thingy, I *LOVED* the extended attributes
> > on files on the hard drives.
> >
> > The Presentation Manager (and whatever it was called in Warp) did a
> > superb job of allowing one to organize files.
> >     
> The desktop in OS/2 & later, was called the "Workplace Shell".  It was
> the first place I ever saw an FTP folder, where you could create a
> folder of an FTP site.  There were also folders that you could use as a
> work place and when you closed it, all the documents would close.  When
> you opened that folder later, your documents would reopen, so you could
> continue working where you left off.  Also, while the EAs were indeed
> part of the HPFS file system, it was the desktop that made much use of them.
>   
Ah, yes, that is right. the PM was in 1.3 and 2.x/3.x (I never used 4.x)
had the Workplace shell. I always thought it functional but ugly. Sort
of like how I view GNOME. I supported many 1.x systems running on IBM
RISC servers (IVR systems for banks) and then many 2.x/3.x systems
running document imaging (Keyfile) systems.

In fact, I remember being on  the line with IBM support  around the time
Windows 95 had been out and NT 4 was preparing to come out. I commented
to the support guys how I felt  Warp was functional but  ugly.  (Sort of
like how I feel about GNOME.) and that most people would prefer good
looking desktops over function, which ment that Win95 was going to win
out over OS2.  The support managers I was speaking to agreed and
lamented how they'd tried to get IBM engineers to make it look better
but that they never were able to make them realize that looks was at
least as important as function.

Funny how we're now back on topic!


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