First run

First run in Rhapsody DR2. The screenshot has an extra border (remove)(show). Rhapsody starts with an elegant Setup Assistant, asking for basic questions regarding network connection, time and date, and preliminary user accounts. Even if it might be seen as part of setup process, it is included here, because it comes after Rhapsody announces the setup is successfully completed.

First run in Rhapsody DR2. The screenshot has an extra border (remove)(show). The desktop is in 1024×768, because even if it can be run at 640×480, Rhapsody as a descendant of OPENSTEP was clearly designed to run on high resolutions.

Empty desktop

Empty desktop in Rhapsody DR2. The screenshot has an extra border (remove)(show). The desktop bears very big resemblance to Mac OS, with the only menu at the top of the screen, and assorted icons for drives and applications placed on the right side.

Desktop with applications

Desktop with applications in Rhapsody DR2. The screenshot has an extra border (remove)(show). A multitude of applications running include such characteristic Rhapsody elements, as: torn-off menu, upgraded Stickies and InterfaceBuilder.

Notepad

This GUI doesn’t have this feature.

Text editor

Text editor in Rhapsody DR2 (TextEdit)

Calculator
Calendar

This GUI doesn’t have these features.

Clock

Clock in Rhapsody DR2 (Clock) The clock runs in the top menubar, similarly to Mac OS, although in Rhapsody it is a separate application.

Address book

This GUI doesn’t have this feature.

Media player

Media player in Rhapsody DR2 (QuickTime Player)

CD player

This GUI doesn’t have this feature.

Volume level

This feature is not yet documented on this site.

Sound

Sound in Rhapsody DR2 (Sound)

Terminal
Phone dialer

This GUI doesn’t have these features.

Browser

This GUI doesn’t have this feature. Rhapsody DR2 ships without browser, which is surprising considering most of the system’s documentation is in HTML.

Mail

Mail in Rhapsody DR2 (MailViewer) The second illustration shows the contents of the introductory email.

Keyboard map

Keyboard map in Rhapsody DR2 (Keyboard) This is not a separate application, but a window launched from Keyboard Preferences.

Settings menu

Settings menu in Rhapsody DR2 (Preferences) Rhapsody abandoned OPENSTEP’s one-window Settings panel in favour of a menu launching one of 11 setting windows.

General

This GUI doesn’t have this feature.

Appearance

Appearance in Rhapsody DR2 (Appearance)

Desktop themes

This GUI doesn’t have this feature.

Display

Display in Rhapsody DR2 (Monitor)

Display in Rhapsody DR2 (Settings for Monitor)

Display in Rhapsody DR2 (Display Devices) This panel comes from Configure application and is one of the few reminders of Rhapsody’s roots, being virtually identical to its OPENSTEP equivalent.

Screensaver

This feature is not yet documented on this site.

Keyboard

Keyboard in Rhapsody DR2 (Keyboard)

Mouse

Mouse in Rhapsody DR2 (Mouse)

Mouse in Rhapsody DR2 (Pointing Device Devices) This panel comes from Configure application and is one of the few reminders of Rhapsody’s roots, being virtually identical to its OPENSTEP equivalent.

Time and date

Time and date in Rhapsody DR2 (Date & Time)

International

International in Rhapsody DR2 (Localization)

Accessibility
Power management

This GUI doesn’t have these features.

Application manager

This feature is not yet documented on this site.

File manager

File manager in Rhapsody DR2 Rhapsody’s file manager is very similar to that in OPENSTEP, even though it hides the Shelf by default.

Running applications

Running applications in Rhapsody DR2 Rhapsody uses a menu in the top right corner of the screen, similar to that of Mac OS Finder.

Task manager

Task manager in Rhapsody DR2 (Processes)

Help

Help in Rhapsody DR2 (HelpViewer)

Search

This GUI doesn’t have this feature. Rhapsody ships with two demo applications for indexing and searching of documents, but has no integrated shell search feature.

Trash can

Trash can in Rhapsody DR2 (Trash)

Run

Run in Rhapsody DR2 (Run Command)

Command prompt

Command prompt in Rhapsody DR2 (Terminal) This shell window clearly shows Rhapsody’s Unix (BSD) underpinnings.

Welcome splash

Welcome splash in Rhapsody DR2. The screenshot has an extra border (remove)(show).

Login screen

Login screen in Rhapsody DR2. The screenshot has an extra border (remove)(show).

Logout screen

Logout screen in Rhapsody DR2

Shutdown window

Shutdown window in Rhapsody DR2 (Shut down)

Shutting down

Shutting down in Rhapsody DR2. The screenshot has an extra border (remove)(show).

Shutdown complete

This feature is not yet documented on this site.

Welcome screen

Welcome screen in Rhapsody DR2. The screenshot has an extra border (remove)(show). The installation of Rhapsody is virtually identical to that of OPENSTEP. It starts with text-only installation, then proceeds to text environment in graphics mode, and later proceeds to black and white GUI.

Licence

This GUI doesn’t have this feature.

File copying

File copying in Rhapsody DR2. The screenshot has an extra border (remove)(show). The bar at the bottom shows progress of the installation in relation to the whole disk. Surprisingly, the installation started at 27%, instead of the beginning.

Installation complete

Installation complete in Rhapsody DR2. The screenshot has an extra border (remove)(show).

About GUI

About GUI in Rhapsody DR2

About application

About application in Rhapsody DR2

Font selection

Font selection in Rhapsody DR2

Open file

Open file in Rhapsody DR2 (Open) Open file dialog features pared-down, characteristic column mode. The three buttons at the bottom are used to jump to user’s home directory, jump to floppy disk, and eject the floppy (or prepare it for ejection).

Colour selector

Colour selector in Rhapsody DR2

Wrong password

This GUI doesn’t have this feature. In the case of typing in wrong password, Rhapsody simply... shakes the login window.