As with great works of art, you must look into the past to appreciate the future. With roots as far back as the 1970's, the humble icon has come a long way. Following is a collection of icons though history. Although there have been many other operating systems in the time between 1981 - 2010, I've hand picked the ones of the most significance to modern icon design. These designs show just a small
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