That launcher you are speaking of is called "At ease" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_Ease

http://toastytech.com/guis/atease.html

I remember using that back in middle school, and wondering why other macs I got to use didn't have it.

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I've got that too, but that's not what I mean. It was identical apart from the lack of small grey button-like tab thingys at the top, not the Windows-style tabs!

I might post a picture of them side by side so you can see what I mean.