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But, Why?

• crehn 5y ago
  Why not? It’s fun.
• jagger27 5y ago
  I like to boot up old operating systems for UI design inspiration. Software really felt different back then. This sort of “pointless” project saves me a lot of hassle!
  • IshKebab 5y ago
    Is it that hard to do directly using QEMU? https://wiki.qemu.org/Windows2000 https://wiki.qemu.org/Windows2000
    • spydum 5y ago
      I think thats basically all this is.. qemu inside a container?
      • mayli 5y ago
        Yes, and just this time for windows 2k, an OS can bring some nostalgia for certain folks.
    • jagger27 5y ago
      No it’s not that hard. But this lets me do it with a single command. No need to track down a disk image with a working key, configure the VM, and then run the slow installer. With this I can go do whatever silly thing I wanted to do that much faster.
• UI_at_80x24 5y ago
  Because a project like this is the exact ethos that HN thrives on and the niche that 'Hacker' community exists to fill. I would love to see 100 of these a day.