desktop release , whose developers aim to recreate the user interface of the IRIX Interactive Desktop (SGI Indigo Magic Desktop) using Linux technologies. The development is being carried out under an agreement with SGI, allowing for the full recreation of all features of the IRIX Interactive Desktop for Linux platforms on x86_64 and ia64 architectures. The source code is available upon special request and consists of a mix of proprietary code (in accordance with the terms of the agreement with SGI) and code under various open licenses. Installation instructions for Ubuntu, RHEL, and Debian.
Initially, the IRIX Interactive Desktop was supplied on SGI graphics workstations running the IRIX operating system, with peak popularity in the late 1990s and production continuing until 2006. The shell edition for Linux is built on the 5dwm window manager (based on the OpenMotif window manager) and SGI-Motif libraries. The graphical interface operates using OpenGL for hardware acceleration and visual effects. Additionally, multi-threaded processing of operations and offloading computational tasks to the GPU are implemented to speed up the workflow and reduce CPU load. The desktop is resolution-independent and employs vector icons. Multi-monitor desktop extension, HiDPI, UTF-8, and FreeType fonts are supported. ROX-Filer is used as the file manager.
Notable changes in the new release include updates to the libraries used, refinement of the modern interface version based on SGI Motif, the addition of a switch between classic and modern interfaces, support for Unicode, UTF-8 and font smoothing, improved performance on multi-monitor systems, optimization of window moving and resizing operations, reduced memory consumption, a theme changer utility, enhanced desktop settings, an updated terminal emulator, and MaXX Launcher for easier program launching, along with ImageViewer for viewing images.
Source: opennet.ru
