Workbench (AmigaOS)
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Workbench is the desktop environment[1] and graphical file manager of AmigaOS developed by Commodore International for their Amiga line of computers. Workbench provides the user with a graphical interface to work with file systems and launch applications. It uses a workbench metaphor (in place of the more common desktop metaphor) for representing file system organisation.
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Quick Facts Developer(s), Initial release ...
Developer(s) | Commodore International, Haage & Partner, Hyperion Entertainment |
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Initial release | 1985; 39 years ago (1985) |
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Written in | C |
Operating system | AmigaOS |
Platform | Amiga, AmigaOne, Pegasos, SAM |
Type | File manager |
License | Proprietary software |
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"Workbench" was also the name originally given to the entire Amiga operating system up until version 3.1. From release 3.5 the operating system was renamed "AmigaOS" and subsequently "Workbench" refers to the native file manager only.