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I'd rather have a good (all I've seen are grotesquely low-quality gimmick) Windows3x/9x/XP shell for modern OSes. IMHO what we need to preserve is retro UX sea
by qwerty456127 4y ago
I'd rather have a good (all I've seen are grotesquely low-quality gimmick) Windows3x/9x/XP shell for modern OSes.
IMHO what we need to preserve is retro UX seamlessly integrated into the modern world (e.g. a pixel-perfect Win3x-like DE based on all the modern libraries/kernels and this way capable of interacting with modern web and peripherals).
But it's definitely nice to see people are developing anything cool for Windows 3.11. I would certainly install it if my Windows 3.11 PC was not left in another country.
Any screenshots BTW?
- pantalaimon 4y agoI mean you can install CDE on a modern system. And SerenetyOS tries to re-create the look and feel of that era.
- UncleSlacky 4y agoThere's also Trinity Desktop (fork of KDE 3): https://trinitydesktop.org/ https://trinitydesktop.org/
- anthk 4y agoChicago 95 does it well with XFCE. And B00merang has almost 1:1 theme clones for 3.11.
- jeroenhd 4y agoI've tried out Chicago95 and it probably does the best job it possibly could, but it's not all there. Things like the "start menu" and buttons are weirdly proportioned because of the conflicting design style between the underlying desktop environment and the clear Win9x era design vision Microsoft employed. The closest thing to an old style desktop interface that I know of must be SerenityOS. All of its applications and UI elements are actually designed from the ground up to work with the classic theme. I actually prefer it to the real old Windows style because it adheres to the old clear design standards but also takes advantage of modern display resolutions and colour support. It's nowhere near a workable operating system yet, but it's an interesting take on OS design nonetheless.