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<p>that allow the user to interact graphically with the application in a consistent way.</p>

<p><big> History and common use </big></p>
<p>The first desktop environment was created by <a href="page.php?w=Xerox">Xerox</a> and was sold with the <a href="page.php?w=Xerox_Alto">Xerox Alto</a> in the 1970s. The Alto was generally considered by Xerox to be a personal office computer; it failed in the marketplace because of poor marketing and a very high price tag. With the <a href="page.php?w=Apple_Lisa">Lisa</a>, <a href="page.php?w=Apple_Inc.">Apple</a> introduced</p><p>
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