Computer History Notes - Herong's Tutorial Notes - v3.13, by Herong Yang
What Is X Window System
This section provides a quick introduction of the X Window System that offers a graphical user interface framework for any user applications.
What Is X Window System? X Window System is a free windowing system that offers a framework for applications to build graphical user interfaces (GUIs). The X Window System was originally developed by a team of MIT developers led by Bob Scheifler and Jim Gettys.
Some features of the X Window System:
X Window System protocol has been revised several times. The most recent release is X11 published in 1987.
The picture below shows an early-1990s style Unix desktop running the X Window System (Source: www.wikipedia.org).
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2002 - .NET Framework Developed by Microsoft
1995 - PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor Created by Rasmus Lerdorf
1995 - Java Language Developed by Sun Microsystems
1991 - WWW (World Wide Web) Developed by Tim Berners-Lee
1991 - Gopher Protocol Created by a University of Minnesota Team
►1984 - X Window System Developed a MIT Team
XFree86 - Open Source Implementation of X
1984 - Macintosh Developed by Apple Inc.
1983 - "Sendmail" Mail Transfer Agent Developed by Eric Allman
1979 - The Tcsh (TENEX C Shell) Developed by Ken Greer
1978 - Bash (Bourne-Again Shell) Developed by Brian Fox
1978 - The C Shell Developed by Bill Joy
1977 - The Bourne Shell Developed by Stephen Bourne
1977 - Apple II Designed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak
1976 - vi Text Editor Developed by Bill Joy
1974 - Internet by Vinton Cerf
1972 - C Language Developed by Dennis Ritchie
1971 - FTP Protocol Created by Abhay Bhushan
1970 - UNIX Operating System Developed by AT&T Bell Labs