Modern Desktop Wallpaper Has Come A Long Way
Today we have almost unlimited choices in what to place on our computer desktops as a background. Many of us will rotate the images to add variety to our personal computers. But here are some interesting facts about the images.
Computer wallpaper is also known as your desktop picture and desktop background. Mac operating systems refer to it as a desktop picture or previously desktop pattern.
Some of the earliest uses of a desktop patter was just that, a pattern of geometric shapes like dots to provide contrast between the screen background and the items displayed. The very first use goes back to an experimental office system developed in 1975 by Xerox. Prior to this, backgrounds were just white, or on the old phosphorescent monitors, green.
On our personal computers we can put up any kind of image today. Personal photos, images of automobiles, models and celebrities, art, and nature images such as scenery are popular. There are a number of sites that offer desktop backgrounds, and a site that rates their usability can be found by following that link.
Many businesses have policies about what can be displayed on employee computers. Many prefer corporate logos or simple geometric patterns. Or, very practically, and very dull, a background image or text might be displayed to identify the computer, which can be helpful if you switch between many different computers from a single desktop set of keyboards, mouse, and monitor.
In some of the newest operating systems you can rotate your background image, allowing several to shuffle at different times as you work. This could liven up your day a bit as you work, assuming you don’t work for one of those draconian corporate bosses with no sense of humor (just kidding, of course).
The world is full of interesting and strange facts. Hope you enjoyed these.
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