<s>
IRIX	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Desktop	I-Device
(	O
formerly	O
called	O
Indigo	B-Device
Magic	I-Device
Desktop	I-Device
)	O
is	O
a	O
desktop	O
environment	O
normally	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
default	O
desktop	O
on	O
Silicon	O
Graphics	O
workstations	O
running	O
IRIX	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IRIX	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Desktop	I-Device
uses	O
the	O
Motif	B-Application
widget	I-Application
toolkit	I-Application
on	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
X	B-Operating_System
Window	I-Operating_System
System	I-Operating_System
found	O
on	O
most	O
Unix	B-Application
systems	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
default	O
window	B-Application
manager	I-Application
on	O
the	O
IRIX	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Desktop	I-Device
is	O
4Dwm	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
IRIS	O
Workspace	O
is	O
SGI	O
's	O
first	O
desktop	O
environment	O
in	O
IRIX	B-Operating_System
versions	O
3.0	O
through	O
5.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
Indigo	B-Device
Magic	I-Device
Desktop	I-Device
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
1993	O
with	O
IRIX	B-Operating_System
5.1	O
on	O
the	O
Indy	B-Operating_System
multimedia	O
workstation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
Sun	O
Microsystem	O
's	O
former	O
OpenWindows	O
environment	O
and	O
the	O
Common	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
Environment	I-Application
from	O
COSE	B-Operating_System
released	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
these	O
were	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
desktop	O
environments	O
to	O
be	O
provided	O
by	O
default	O
on	O
a	O
Unix	B-Application
computer	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Indigo	B-Device
Magic	I-Device
Desktop	I-Device
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
IRIX	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Desktop	I-Device
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
IRIX	B-Operating_System
6.5	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
Eric	O
Masson	O
,	O
a	O
passionate	O
user	O
of	O
SGI	O
systems	O
,	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
recreation	O
of	O
IRIX	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Desktop	I-Device
for	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2005	O
,	O
Eric	O
and	O
SGI	O
had	O
worked	O
through	O
an	O
official	O
agreement	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
special	O
license	O
permitting	O
him	O
to	O
duplicate	O
the	O
IRIX	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Desktop	I-Device
for	O
x86-based	O
Linux	B-Application
systems	O
in	O
a	O
project	O
called	O
MaXX	O
Interactive	O
Desktop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Indigo	B-Device
Magic	I-Device
Desktop	I-Device
is	O
intended	O
to	O
promote	O
easy	O
access	O
to	O
multimedia	O
functionality	O
,	O
and	O
provide	O
user-customizable	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IRIX	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Desktop	I-Device
has	O
two	O
primary	O
components	O
:	O
the	O
System	O
Manager	O
and	O
the	O
Toolchest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
not	O
in	O
use	O
,	O
program	O
windows	O
minimize	O
onto	O
the	O
desktop	O
in	O
a	O
small	O
rectangular	O
shape	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
file	B-Application
manager	I-Application
that	O
also	O
displays	O
the	O
desktop	O
uses	O
a	O
distinct	O
vector	O
graphic	O
icons	O
(	O
utilizing	O
the	O
IconSmith	O
.fti	O
file	O
format	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UNIX	B-Application
Review	O
magazine	O
in	O
March	O
1994	O
gave	O
Indigo	B-Device
Magic	I-Device
Desktop	I-Device
a	O
mixed	O
review	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
overall	O
rating	O
of	O
"	O
superior	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
