desktop environment
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Desktop Environment
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Desktop Environment
is an implementation of the desktop metaphor made of a bundle of programs running on top of a computer operating system.
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Mobile computing
The desktop environment was seen mostly on personal computers until the rise of mobile computing.
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A desktop environment typically consists of icons, windows, toolbars, folders, wallpapers and desktop widgets
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Implementation
On a system that offers a desktop environment, a window manager in conjunction with applications written using a widget toolkit are generally
responsible for most of what the user sees .
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History of DE
The first desktop environment was created by Xerox and was sold with the Xerox Alto in the 1970s. The Alto was generally considered by Xerox to be a personal office computer; it failed in the marketplace because of poor marketing and a very high price tag.
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X windows system
On systems running the X Window System desktop environments are much more dynamic and customizable to meet user needs.
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Examples of DE
The most common desktop environment on personal computers is Microsoft Windows' built-in interface. It was titled Luna in Windows XP and Aero from Windows Vista onward. Also common is Aqua, included with Apple's Mac OS X.
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