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kristopolous 3 days ago

Used to be called 5DWM.

Also CDE is now open source, being actively maintained, and is still the CDE you remember. Even on a vintage hosting platform https://sourceforge.net/projects/cdesktopenv/

pharaohgeek 10 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I've often said I would LOVE a modernized version of CDE. Smooth out some of the edges, GREATLY improve the font rendering, etc. but keep the feel that this is a system designed for work. I love the polish of macOS, but there's something about the feel of old-school Solaris 8 that I really miss. It felt like it wasn't a toy. It was meant for something more important than that.

IOT_Apprentice 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

When I worked at HP in the mid 80s I met the guys there that developed the UI design of CDE. Ironically done on Macintosh IIs using Pixelpaint. It was a very nice design.

wkat4242 2 days ago | parent [-]

It was but VUE was way nicer. CDE was boring and businesslike, neutered by the suits from IBM.

ranger_danger 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

https://github.com/NsCDE/NsCDE

lproven 10 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I compared the two, if that sounds of interest:

https://www.theregister.com/2022/07/28/battle_of_the_retro_d...

kristopolous 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

What I really want is HPUX's SAM on this

wkat4242 2 days ago | parent [-]

Yeah SAM was way ahead of its time.

Fnoord 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Solarized Dark keeps CDE alive for me, sortof.

chasil 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Did they update dtksh with Korn's final ksh93 release?