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An early PC GUI, popular on Amstrad PCs.

Available from 1985 to 1991. Developed by Digital Research.

1985 GEM-based Atari TOS debuts on Atari ST machines

GEM

1986 GEM/2

1988 GEM/3

GEM/5

1990 ViewMAX

“Romancing a clone: GEM’s many facets” from PC Magazine 1984

“A GEM from DRI?” from Popular Computing 1985

“A guide to GUIs” from Byte 1989

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This GUI is not yet fully documented at GUIdebook, but here are some initial screenshots:

Calculator in GEM 1.1

More screenshots can also be found in the ads or the articles.

12-page GEM advertisement from Byte 7/85
One-page GEM advertisement from PC Magazine 12/85

Three-page GEM advertisement from PC Magazine 6/85

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