IRIX Interactive Desktop

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) widget toolkit on top of the X Window System found on most Unix systems. The default X window manager on the IRIX Interactive Desktop is 4dwm. IRIX Interactive Desktop debuted in September 1993 on the SGI Indy workstation model. [http://www.futuretech.blinkenlights.nl/pcw9-93indy.html]

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 graphics icon.

The IRIX Interactive Desktop was one of the first default graphical user interface desktops to be standard on a particular Unix computer system.

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*[http://www.faqs.org/faqs/sgi/faq/graphics/ SGI Graphics FAQ] *[http://toastytech.com/guis/irix.html Toastytech IRIX Interactive Desktop screenshots]