The First Tiling Window Manager - Siemens RTL Tiled Window Manager (released in 1988)

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A demo of the Siemens RTL Tiled Window Manager, released in 1988 and described as the first tiling window manager. It shows windows arranged side by side without overlapping.

HN people share it as a record of the earliest tiling window manager, long before the idea became popular on Linux.

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