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verifiedprimary corporate release

Apple Unveils Mac OS X

Apple

Supports
Apple introduced Mac OS X with the new Aqua user interface in January 2000.
Published
2000-01-05
Rights/status
Reference link only; no Apple media copied into ICU.
Freshness
Historical primary source; accessed 2026-09-15.
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verifiedprimary technical documentation archive

New Graphical Interface: Enhance Your Programs with New Windows XP Shell Features

Microsoft / MSDN Magazine archive

Supports
Windows XP visual styles were theme-based and included irregular controls, hot states, color-rich icons, and alpha transparency.
Published
2001-11
Rights/status
Reference link only; no Microsoft media copied into ICU.
Freshness
Historical technical source maintained in Microsoft Learn archive; accessed 2026-09-15.
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verifiedmuseum collection record

iMac Desktop Computer, 1998

The Museum of Modern Art

Supports
MoMA records the 1998 iMac as an Apple Industrial Design Group object made with polycarbonate and other materials.
Published
1998
Rights/status
Reference link only; no MoMA collection imagery copied into ICU.
Freshness
Institutional collection record; accessed 2026-09-15.
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iPod, 2001

The Museum of Modern Art

Supports
MoMA describes the first-generation iPod and notes Apple’s late-1990s use of translucent polycarbonate before the iPod introduced stainless steel into its material palette.
Published
2001
Rights/status
Reference link only; no MoMA collection imagery copied into ICU.
Freshness
Institutional collection record; accessed 2026-09-15.
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verifiedstandards-body release

W3C Issues CSS2 as a Recommendation

World Wide Web Consortium

Supports
CSS2 expanded designers’ control over positioning, layering, fonts, and other presentation features before the early-2000s web period.
Published
1998-05-12
Rights/status
W3C source referenced by link and paraphrase only.
Freshness
Stable historical standards release; accessed 2026-09-15.
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verifiedstandards history

CSS 2.1 specification publication history

World Wide Web Consortium

Supports
W3C’s publication history documents continuing CSS2.1 work across 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and later revisions.
Published
2002–2011
Rights/status
W3C source referenced by link and paraphrase only.
Freshness
Institutional standards history; accessed 2026-09-15.
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verifiedinstitutional archive overview

About the Internet Archive

Internet Archive

Supports
Internet Archive states that it began in 1996 by archiving the Internet; Wayback Machine captures provide historical web evidence for design research.
Published
1996–present
Rights/status
Reference link only; archived third-party pages retain their own rights and context.
Freshness
Institutional overview; accessed 2026-09-15.
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