Workbench 1.0

Application manager in Workbench 1.0 The bar on the left of the window shows the free space on the floppy disk. Also worth noticing are icons of different sizes (Workbench since the very beginning allowed for every program and document to have its own attached icon of arbitrary size).

Workbench 2.04

Application manager in Workbench 2.04 Pretty straightforward window (gone is the disk capacity indicator from Workbench 1.0), but worth noticing are icons of different sizes.

DeskTop 1.1
GS/OS 5.0.4
GS/OS 6.0.1

This feature can be found in the File manager section.

BeOS R5.0.1 PE

Application manager in BeOS R5.0.1 PE

CDE 1.5 in Solaris 9

Application manager in CDE 1.5 in Solaris 9

Application manager in CDE 1.5 in Solaris 9

GEOS 2 for C64

This feature can be found in the File manager section.

GEOS 2.1 for Apple II

Application manager in GEOS 2.1 for Apple II

GeoWorks Ensemble 2.0

Application manager in GeoWorks Ensemble 2.0

NewDeal Office 3 Eval.

Application manager in NewDeal Office 3 Eval.

BreadBox Ensemble Lite

Application manager in BreadBox Ensemble Lite

GNOME 2.2.0 in RedHat 9

Application manager in GNOME 2.2.0 in RedHat 9 (Main Menu)

IRIX 5.3

This feature can be found in the File manager section.

Lisa OS 1.0

This feature can be found in the File manager section.

Lisa OS 3.1

Application manager in Lisa OS 3.1 with thanks to James Musheno. The screenshot has wrong aspect ratio (correct)(ignore). This menu is new to Lisa OS 3.0 and contains all the icons that are present at the desktop. The tick marks denote open windows. This menu is therefore somewhat different to Mac OS Apple menu, being both application launcher and switcher.

System 1.1

Application manager in System 1.1

System 3.0

Application manager in System 3.0

System 4.2

Application manager in System 4.2

System 7.0

Application manager in System 7.0

System 7.5.3

Application manager in System 7.5.3

Mac OS 8.0

Application manager in Mac OS 8.0

Mac OS 9.0

Application manager in Mac OS 9.0

Mac OS X DP

Application manager in Mac OS X DP

Mac OS X DP 2

Application manager in Mac OS X DP 2 with thanks to Steven Troughton-Smith

Mac OS X DP 3

Application manager in Mac OS X DP 3 (Dock) The first screenshot shows Dock in its default state.

Mac OS X DP 4

Application manager in Mac OS X DP 4 (Dock) The first screenshot shows Dock in its default state.

Mac OS X Public Beta

Application manager in Mac OS X Public Beta (Dock) The first screenshot shows Dock in its default state.

Mac OS 10.0.4

Application manager in Mac OS 10.0.4 (Dock)

Mac OS 10.1

Application manager in Mac OS 10.1 (Dock) The first screenshot shows Dock; black triangles denote active Finder and Calculator applications (the Finder is always running), and one window is minimized on the right. Second image shows two more applications launched, and one more minimized window. Third screenshot presents Dock magnification feature (turned off by default) when the user is hovering over link to Mac OS X website.

Mac OS X Jaguar

Application manager in Mac OS X Jaguar (Dock) The first screenshot shows Dock in its default state, while the second one has more programs running and minimized windows, as well as bouncing Internet Explorer icon indicating that program being launched.

Mac OS X Panther

Application manager in Mac OS X Panther (Dock) with thanks to Jonathan Westin The screenshots present: Dock in the default state , Dock with more applications running (the running applications are denoted with black arrow at the bottom, and some minimized windows can be seen on the right side), Dock with magnification enabled and Dock with Eject option instead of Trash (available when the user drags the removable medium).

OPENSTEP 4.2
Rhapsody DR2

This feature is not yet documented on this site.

MS OS/2 1.30.1

This feature is not yet documented on this site.

OS/2 2.1

Application manager in OS/2 2.1

OS/2 Warp 3

Application manager in OS/2 Warp 3

Application manager in OS/2 Warp 3

OS/2 Warp 4

Application manager in OS/2 Warp 4

Application manager in OS/2 Warp 4

QNX 6.2.1 NC

Application manager in QNX 6.2.1 NC

ArthurOS 1.2
RISC OS 3.11
RISC OS 3.7

This feature can be found in the File manager section.

Sibo/Psion Series 3a

Application manager in Sibo/Psion Series 3a On this screen, currently running applications are presented in bold typeface. Files belonging to a given application are listed below (if a file is currently opened in an application, it is promoted to first row and presented in bold). Psion Series 3 handhelds also had a row of physical buttons that allowed to quickly switch between this screen and seven major applications (Data, Word, Agenda, Time, World, Calc and Sheet).

Sibo/Psion Siena

Application manager in Sibo/Psion Siena SIBO presents currently running applications in bold typeface. Files belonging to a given application are listed below (if a file is currently opened in an application, it is promoted to first row and presented in bold). Psion Siena handhelds also had a row of physical buttons that allowed to quickly switch between this screen and seven major applications (Data, Word, Agenda, Time, World, Calc and Sheet).

EPOC R5/Psion Revo

Application manager in EPOC R5/Psion Revo with thanks to Daniel Beardsmore Psion Revo handhelds had a row of buttons outside of the screen that allowed to quickly switch between the System screen and seven major applications (Contacts, Agenda, Email, Phone, Time, Calc and Jotter). The ninth button was Extras, displaying the remaining applications, as seen above.

EPOC R5/Psion Series 7

Application manager in EPOC R5/Psion Series 7 Psion Series 7 handhelds had a column of buttons outside of the screen that allowed to quickly switch between the System screen and major applications. The last button was Extras, displaying the remaining applications, as seen above.

Windows 1.01
Windows 2.03

This feature can be found in the File manager section.

Windows 3.0

Application manager in Windows 3.0

Windows 3.1

Application manager in Windows 3.1

WfW 3.11

Application manager in WfW 3.11

Windows NT 3.1 Workstation

Application manager in Windows NT 3.1 Workstation

Windows NT 3.51 Workstation

Application manager in Windows NT 3.51 Workstation

Windows 95

Application manager in Windows 95

Windows 95B

Application manager in Windows 95B

Windows NT 4.0 Workstation

Application manager in Windows NT 4.0 Workstation

Windows NT 4.0 Server

Application manager in Windows NT 4.0 Server

Windows 98

Application manager in Windows 98

Windows 98 SE

Application manager in Windows 98 SE

Windows 2000 Pro

Application manager in Windows 2000 Pro

Windows 2000 Advanced Server

Application manager in Windows 2000 Advanced Server

Windows Me

Application manager in Windows Me

Whistler 2257

Application manager in Whistler 2257 Whistler’s Start Menu is similar to that of Windows XP, but it’s much more web-like, with links underlining when hovered, and More Programs requiring a click to activate.

Windows XP Pro

Application manager in Windows XP Pro

Windows Server 2003 Web

Application manager in Windows Server 2003 Web

Longhorn 4015

Application manager in Longhorn 4015