Ancestors

Written by Tobias Bernard on 2024-11-30 at 19:19

Doing some software archaeology with @jimmac today, looking at webOS on the Touchpad and Palm Pre.

It's very cool to see how far ahead of its time this was, and also how many elements from it survived in GNOME in some form! And of course, the multitasking is still unmatched by any more recent mobile platform :)

[#]webOS #palmPre #gnome

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Written by Tobias Bernard on 2024-11-30 at 19:24

A quick look at some of the core apps and in-app UI patterns, including Calendar and Photos.

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Written by Tobias Bernard on 2024-11-30 at 19:28

The spatial model is 😘👌

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Written by Tobias Bernard on 2024-11-30 at 19:30

Browser tabs are also interesting.

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Written by Tobias Bernard on 2024-11-30 at 19:32

Top left app menu! Does this look familiar to anyone? 🙃

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Written by Tobias Bernard on 2024-11-30 at 19:34

What happens if you make a huuuuuuge stack of app cards?

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Written by Tobias Bernard on 2024-11-30 at 19:36

Dope spatial model, part 3

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Written by Tobias Bernard on 2024-11-30 at 19:39

Ever wonder where the GNOME Shell "just type" search thing comes from?

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Written by Alexandre Franke on 2024-11-30 at 22:30

@tbernard was this before the N900?

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Toot

Written by Will T on 2024-12-01 at 07:52

@afranke @tbernard contemporary with it: Palm Pre and N900 were launched a few months apart in 2009.

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