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Comment by disconnected

What, nobody mentioned Microsoft Bob yet? :)

That thing was terrible, but I'm kinda sad that a Microsoft Bob-like window manager (or whatever you want to call it) never panned out.

Yes, it blows for productivity, but it had "personality" - it was colorful and silly unlike your average UI today which either looks "industrial" or subscribes to the "everything is flat and bland" school of thought.

Oh well. Here's to you, Bob:

http://toastytech.com/guis/bob.html

Edit: Ninja'd by https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21776932

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