Workbench

E200312

Workbench is the graphical user interface and desktop environment of the Amiga computer line, providing icon-based file management and application launching.

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Label Occurrences
Workbench canonical 7
Workbench 1.x 1
Workbench 2.x 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Amiga software
desktop environment
graphical user interface
allows customizable fonts
customizable screen colors
drag-and-drop operations
defaultFileManager Workbench self-linksurface differs
surface form: Workbench desktop
developedFor Amiga
surface form: Amiga computer line
developer Commodore
fileManagerFor Amiga filesystem
firstReleased 1985
includes Prefs drawer for system configuration
desktop backdrop
icon-based menus
tools and utilities drawer
influenced Amiga desktop metaphors in later systems
license proprietary software
notableFor efficient performance on limited hardware
operatingSystemComponentOf AmigaOS
partOf AmigaOS
surface form: Amiga Kickstart and Workbench distribution
platform Amiga
primaryInputMethod mouse
provides application launching
icon-based file management
runsOn Amiga
surface form: Motorola 68000-based Amiga computers
secondaryInputMethod keyboard
successor AmigaOS
surface form: AmigaOS 4 Workbench
supports ARexx scripting integration in later versions
assigns (logical device names)
commodities for system utilities
context menus in later versions
icons for applications
icons for drawers (directories)
icons for files
icons for volumes
multiple screens
multitasking environment
removable media icons
tooltypes in icon information
userInterfaceType WIMP interface
uses Intuition windowing system
usesFileExtension .info for icon metadata
version Workbench self-linksurface differs
surface form: Workbench 1.x

Workbench self-linksurface differs
surface form: Workbench 2.x

Workbench self-linksurface differs
surface form: Workbench 3.1

Workbench 3.5
Posit Workbench
surface form: Workbench 3.9

Workbench self-linksurface differs
surface form: Workbench 3.x

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

AmigaOS userInterface Workbench
AmigaOS hasComponent Workbench
this entity surface form: workbench.library
Amiga gui Workbench
Kickstart compatibleWith Workbench
Workbench version Workbench self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Workbench 1.x
Workbench version Workbench self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Workbench 2.x
Workbench version Workbench self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Workbench 3.x
Workbench version Workbench self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Workbench 3.1
Workbench defaultFileManager Workbench self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Workbench desktop
CLI (AmigaShell) invokedBy Workbench
Intuition.library usedBy Workbench