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A cool feature that appeared on Linux desktops in the late 2000s, it was multiple desktops on a 3D cube that you could rotate or move arbitrarily with your mouse, and it used GPU acceleration, so you could actually have VLC for instance play a video on the edge of two desktops on the cube while rotating it around.
After a while though, the gimmick wore off and it was sorta like the Jurassic Park "This is a UNIX system!" vibes. It seemed to vanish as quickly as it appeared. It was really only there to impress your n00b Windows-using friends.
Look up "compiz 3D cube" on YouTube or something.
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