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To be fair, having the concept of a desktop matches quite well with the concept of a folder.

On the Amiga, you didn't have a desktop per se, but a Workbench. A Workbench has drawers.

The analogy breaks down somewhat, since I can't pull down my real-world workbench to reveal a red and white bouncing ball. Unfortunately.

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Oh yeah the furniture theme was consistent :)

But the other way that metaphor broke was when nesting drawers inside other drawers. With folders that makes sense; at least a little bit. I know that I have actually nested file folders before in real life but I’ve never installed a drawer inside my drawer.

But that’s OK, my love for Amiga is unconditional.

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