What Will The Future Desktop Interface Look Like?

b O b 1 9 19 A writes "The TechZone has an interesting article wondering where computer interfaces are going. They discuss some alternatives to the traditional desktop, and propose a framework in which future interface designs may be evaluated. From the article: 'The next 10 years will be a transitional phase for interface design. 3D rendering technologies already have a stable home in the entertainment, video game, simulation, and design sectors. Although 2D interfaces have dominated everything else, I expect we will start seeing more 3D incursions. Operating systems and applications are beginning to capitalize on what 3D has to offer. The precise nature of how and where 3D can best be incorporated is an open question, and a framework to evaluate these questions seems appropriate.'" Big-time ad alert. Set your ad and flashblockers to stun.

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Damn it! I'm over it! GNOME & KDE that is

[oztiks]

Dont get me wrong computers are wonderful and i love using them (i still even live in my mothers basement) but i remember the day when it was insulting for any self respected nerd to rely on mouse functionality and a vesa based gui...

Now its considered cool and okay, well its not! computers should be difficult, they should take hours of your time figuring out complex comand lines (awk & sed for instance) to achieve simple day-to-day tasks. We should all stop posting on fancy vbulletin forums, using gaim, and skype and go back to using BitchX or epic3 irc clients, and we should use pine for our email and write our documents in pico. As for web browsing there is nothing wrong with lynx.

I guess the only good thing about GUIs is the ability to look at porn and thats where fvwm95 comes in and this should only be accessed behind closed doors.

EOR