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pjmlp
1185 days ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_Desktop
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garganzol
1184 days ago
Active desktop was not a proper UI subsystem for apps. It was just a "content" on the Desktop and maybe in some folder views with appropriate desktop.ini file.
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pjmlp
1184 days ago
Nope, it was also one of the first Electron like distribution formats, with packaged Web applications.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML_Application
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