|  | Welcome to guidebook, a website dedicated to preserving and showcasing Graphical User Interfaces, as well as various materials related to them.
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|  | Site last updated on 6th October 2006:
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|  | Seventeen exclusive Apple Lisa posters, free for download:
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|  | | By the second version of ArthurOS, Acorn decided to rename it RISC OS because of the movie “Arthur 2: On the rocks,” which just premiered in the cinemas. |
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|  |  | Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar was the first release of Macintosh operating system to use product codename as the actual release title. It was also universally regarded the first really mature version of Mac OS X. In GUI department Jaguar introduced Quartz Extreme (utilizing video acceleration for desktop composition), refined Aqua interface, slightly enhanced Finder, and improved accessibility features. Check out the rest of the changes and compare Jaguar to other releases of Mac OS.
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|  |  | The screens informing that Windows is shutting down (here: Windows 95, 98, XP Professional and Longhorn 4015) are so nicely done, one can’t happen but wonder whether it is so that user will be more eager to quickly relaunch the system again.
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|  |  | The icon of iCal (calendar application in Mac OS X 10.3 Panther) is a nice and still rare example of those dynamic icons that change their appearance based on context. In this case, the program icon doubles as a current day and month indicator.
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