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Tangential, but https://windows93.net/ https://windows93.net/ is by far my favourite take on the “web desktop” concept.

ale42 3y ago
Lol, that one is really funny! Especially for those who used Windows 95...
easton 3y ago
In a similar vein, my favorite is Windows RG (really good edition): https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/27549 https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/27549
- DustinBrett 3y ago
  Haha ya that one is a great parody. Flash actually had tons of these, but RG was the best. I have the file (/Users/Public/Documents/Flash Files/Windows RG Build 207.swf) on my website and run it via Ruffle.
- dividuum 3y ago
  You might enjoy Kitboga using that to mess with tech support scammers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0peLpovDB8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0peLpovDB8 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxWFdFhHd9U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxWFdFhHd9U
rollcat 3y ago
I find it ironic that the "boot log" displays the text "Safari is teh new Internet Explorer", while it's one of the two final holdouts against Chrome's complete and undivided domination, as Google is trying to force WEI down our throats. The open web is dying, and it's those messages that are killing it.
- jchw 3y ago
  I hate this logic. Neither Safari nor Chrome are good for the open web, Google being worse than Apple does not make Apple some kind of hero. As far as WEI goes, I certainly do not expect Apple to save us considering they've already been happy to implement remote attestation in their platforms and of course, in Safari, in the form of PATs. Meanwhile, Safari lags on web standards that are actually good, (while still implementing remote attestation in their browsers,) forcing you to test all of your stuff on Safari. I never have to test my stuff on Chrome, because well, Chrome implements every standard I care about that Firefox implements. But with Safari, I never know. I'm the resident troubleshooting guy for a bunch of people, and it's difficult to express the confusion and anger I get when I have to explain to people that yes, Safari on iOS really, truly still doesn't support WebM or Opus fully. Some people (insanely, imo) believe WebM is somehow evil, but I would love to hear why Opus is evil. What Google and Chrome are today is vastly different and far worse (IMO) than what Microsoft and Internet Explorer were for the web and internet. Microsoft was also bad for the open web, but they couldn't dream of something as devious as WEI; the technology wasn't even there yet. Meanwhile, Safari is basically hated for the same reasons as IE: You have to test with it to make sure things work (and of course that includes needing to own Apple products to even have the privilege of doing so...)
  - rollcat 3y ago
    I'm not specifically defending Safari, it has many other problems (speaking both from user and developer POV). But I'm realistically looking back at that battlefield, and weep the loss of Presto, EdgeHTML, KHTML, the stillborn Servo, the irrelevant "other" WebKit browsers... Meanwhile the corpus of standards keeps growing to ensure no other player can hope to enter this space and remain competitive. My problem very specifically is with this messaging: "use Chrome". I mentioned WEI not because remote attestation is evil, but because Google (in this case and in many others) ignored the process, and declared itself the law.
  - biccsdev 3y ago
    just use brave man
    - 3y ago
danjoredd 3y ago
Windows 96 is also pretty cool. https://windows96.net/ https://windows96.net/ Internet operating systems is a niche subject that I am fascinated with, and I put a list of them on my website. Im going to add OS.js to the list soon. Here is the list if you want to check it out: https://www.whoisthisjoker.com/jokerlinks/virtualoperatingsystems/ https://www.whoisthisjoker.com/jokerlinks/virtualoperatingsy... [edit] I guess hackernews doesn't support markdown. Edited it to be more readable
- DustinBrett 3y ago
  Very cool site you have. Windows 93 & 96 were inspiration of mine. If you like desktop environments maybe you'd like to check mine out too as I've spent a ton of time on it. https://github.com/DustinBrett/daedalOS https://github.com/DustinBrett/daedalOS
  - danjoredd 3y ago
    That one's pretty cool too! I will update the list later with this and OS.js
    - DustinBrett 3y ago
      Thanks! I am happy to hear you liked my desktop environment. This type of project is my passion and I am always comparing mine to others and seeing what more I can add/do to make it cooler.
    - DustinBrett 3y ago
      Hey @danjoredd, thanks for adding my site to your list, but the description interested me. You said "while its not the most feature-rich", and I am wondering if you could elaborate because I have actually spent many years adding many features and for a client-side desktop environment in the browser I would personally consider it one of the most feature rich. I would love some honest critique and suggestions for changes. Thanks!
      - 3y ago
amelius 3y ago
Just don't click on that hamster icon with your speaker volume at 100% :S

Lol, that one is really funny! Especially for those who used Windows 95...

In a similar vein, my favorite is Windows RG (really good edition): https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/27549 https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/27549

DustinBrett 3y ago
Haha ya that one is a great parody. Flash actually had tons of these, but RG was the best. I have the file (/Users/Public/Documents/Flash Files/Windows RG Build 207.swf) on my website and run it via Ruffle.
dividuum 3y ago
You might enjoy Kitboga using that to mess with tech support scammers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0peLpovDB8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0peLpovDB8 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxWFdFhHd9U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxWFdFhHd9U

rollcat 3y ago

I find it ironic that the "boot log" displays the text "Safari is teh new Internet Explorer", while it's one of the two final holdouts against Chrome's complete and undivided domination, as Google is trying to force WEI down our throats. The open web is dying, and it's those messages that are killing it.

jchw 3y ago
I hate this logic. Neither Safari nor Chrome are good for the open web, Google being worse than Apple does not make Apple some kind of hero. As far as WEI goes, I certainly do not expect Apple to save us considering they've already been happy to implement remote attestation in their platforms and of course, in Safari, in the form of PATs. Meanwhile, Safari lags on web standards that are actually good, (while still implementing remote attestation in their browsers,) forcing you to test all of your stuff on Safari. I never have to test my stuff on Chrome, because well, Chrome implements every standard I care about that Firefox implements. But with Safari, I never know. I'm the resident troubleshooting guy for a bunch of people, and it's difficult to express the confusion and anger I get when I have to explain to people that yes, Safari on iOS really, truly still doesn't support WebM or Opus fully. Some people (insanely, imo) believe WebM is somehow evil, but I would love to hear why Opus is evil. What Google and Chrome are today is vastly different and far worse (IMO) than what Microsoft and Internet Explorer were for the web and internet. Microsoft was also bad for the open web, but they couldn't dream of something as devious as WEI; the technology wasn't even there yet. Meanwhile, Safari is basically hated for the same reasons as IE: You have to test with it to make sure things work (and of course that includes needing to own Apple products to even have the privilege of doing so...)
- rollcat 3y ago
  I'm not specifically defending Safari, it has many other problems (speaking both from user and developer POV). But I'm realistically looking back at that battlefield, and weep the loss of Presto, EdgeHTML, KHTML, the stillborn Servo, the irrelevant "other" WebKit browsers... Meanwhile the corpus of standards keeps growing to ensure no other player can hope to enter this space and remain competitive. My problem very specifically is with this messaging: "use Chrome". I mentioned WEI not because remote attestation is evil, but because Google (in this case and in many others) ignored the process, and declared itself the law.
- biccsdev 3y ago
  just use brave man
  - 3y ago

danjoredd 3y ago

Windows 96 is also pretty cool. https://windows96.net/ https://windows96.net/ Internet operating systems is a niche subject that I am fascinated with, and I put a list of them on my website. Im going to add OS.js to the list soon. Here is the list if you want to check it out: https://www.whoisthisjoker.com/jokerlinks/virtualoperatingsystems/ https://www.whoisthisjoker.com/jokerlinks/virtualoperatingsy... [edit] I guess hackernews doesn't support markdown. Edited it to be more readable

DustinBrett 3y ago
Very cool site you have. Windows 93 & 96 were inspiration of mine. If you like desktop environments maybe you'd like to check mine out too as I've spent a ton of time on it. https://github.com/DustinBrett/daedalOS https://github.com/DustinBrett/daedalOS
- danjoredd 3y ago
  That one's pretty cool too! I will update the list later with this and OS.js
  - DustinBrett 3y ago
    Thanks! I am happy to hear you liked my desktop environment. This type of project is my passion and I am always comparing mine to others and seeing what more I can add/do to make it cooler.
  - DustinBrett 3y ago
    Hey @danjoredd, thanks for adding my site to your list, but the description interested me. You said "while its not the most feature-rich", and I am wondering if you could elaborate because I have actually spent many years adding many features and for a client-side desktop environment in the browser I would personally consider it one of the most feature rich. I would love some honest critique and suggestions for changes. Thanks!
    - 3y ago

amelius 3y ago

Just don't click on that hamster icon with your speaker volume at 100% :S