Editing Visual User Environment (section)

== History ==
[[File:HP-HP9000-425-Workstation 20.jpg|thumb|[[HP 9000]] model 425 running the login manager for VUE]]
[[File:HP-HP9000-425-Workstation 26.jpg|thumb|[[HP 9000]] model 425 running VUE on [[HP-UX]] 9]]

Work began on VUE in 1988 at [[Apollo Computer]] for use with [[Domain/OS]], as an alternative to Apollo's standard DM and wmgr.

Shortly later, HP acquired Apollo, where they released the first version of VUE for Domain/OS, and then went on to modify VUE for use with [[HP-UX]].

* '''VUE 1.0''' – Released with [[Domain/OS]] SR10.4
* '''VUE 1.1'''
* '''VUE 2.0''' – Released for [[HP-UX]]
* '''VUE 2.0.1'''
* '''VUE 3.0''' – Released with [[HP-UX]] 9.0 in 1992

According to an article published in the ''Hewlett-Packard Journal'', the look and feel of HP-VUE was used when developing the Common Desktop Environment (CDE):<ref name="vue-migration">{{cite journal | url=http://www.hpl.hp.com/hpjournal/96apr/apr96a4.pdf | title=Migrating HP VUE Desktop Customizations to CDE | first1=Molly | last1=Joy | journal=Hewlett-Packard Journal | volume=47 | issue=2 | date=August 1996 | access-date=August 19, 2014 | pages=29–37 }}</ref>

{{quote|HP is one of four sponsor companies that contributed key technologies and helped to develop CDE (Common Desktop Environment). CDE's consistent look and feel is based on HP's proven and accepted HP VUE technology.}}

After its release, HP endorsed CDE as the new standard desktop for Unix, and provided documentation and software for migrating VUE customizations to CDE.<ref name="vue-migration" />