Dock (computing)

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Comparison of docks in Avant Window Navigator on Linux, Mac OS X v10.5, and Sun Microsystems's Project Looking Glass
Comparison of docks in Avant Window Navigator on Linux, Mac OS X v10.5, and Sun Microsystems's Project Looking Glass

A dock is a user interface feature of a number of operating systems, including Mac OS X, Windows XP through the use of third party applications (Object Desktop for example), NEXTSTEP and the Newton OS.

[edit] History

A precursor to the Dock was the Iconbar feature of Acorn Computers's ArthurOS which was released in 1987 and Arthur's successor, RISC OS which was released in 1989.[1] Mounted file systems and other things like printers appear on the left-hand side of the Iconbar.[2] When an application is loaded, the application icon is placed on the right-hand side of the Iconbar.[2] Files can be drag and dropped onto Iconbar icons.[3]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Thom Holwerda (November 18, 2007). Common Usability Terms, pt. VI: the Dock. OSNews.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-21.
  2. ^ a b Daniel Beardsmore (February 11, 2008). The RISC OS GUI. Unusual GUI aspects. Retrieved on 2008-05-21.
  3. ^ Paul Vigay (December 14, 2006). Why I stay with RISC OS ... (follow up). RISCOS.org. Retrieved on 2008-05-21.
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