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Show HN: I remade my blog into a Windows 3.1 environment
- keepamovin 6mo agoThat is a nice style.
- hyprcat 6mo agoLooks cool and super nostalgic
- chloeeekim 6mo agoReally nice retro vibe. Feels clean and focused.
- sgbeal 6mo agoSomehow disgusting but also lovely :). Now i want one styled after OS/2 Warp for my own site.
- syoleene 6mo agoIt looks beautiful, but unfortunately, on mobile, the titles get truncated at about 4 words for me. I had to enable desktop mode to read enough of the title to get the context.
- theletterf 6mo agoFixed!
- y42 6mo agoreminds me of that: https://institut-fdh.de/ https://institut-fdh.de/ but your's is way better implemented it seems - very nice! (disclaimer: it's my site, shameless-plug)
- monitron 6mo agoThe style is really fun, and your writing is interesting. I find it slightly ironic, though, that many of your articles that make a case against AI-generated writing are illustrated by AI-generated images. I forget who made the insightful comment that most people seem to think that AI should take over in every field except their own :)
- theletterf 6mo agoOP here. You know? Yours is the comment I needed to read. You're right. I'm going to remove them.
- monitron 6mo agoThis was unexpected and wonderful. Thank you so much!
- vunderba 6mo agoNice job. Some feedback: - Clicking the minimize arrow should collapse the File Manager down to the classic file drawer icon. - Detect if the browser agent is Internet Explorer with ActiveX to enable the A/B icons drives by iterating through the user's drive collection.
- theletterf 6mo agoHa! Thought about implementing real minimize, but then it'd be really hard to find the way back in mobile...
- vunderba 6mo agoHey, if they're not browsing your site on a proper 14" VGA CRT monitor - they're not really your target audience anyways. :)
- fleahunter 6mo ago[dead]
- theletterf 6mo agoI've made the minimize button functional. If you select maximize, there's a surprise (chord.wav!)
- altairprime 6mo agoDefinitely windows-y. But makes me want to see what Windows 3.1 could have looked like at 216ppi without the visible pixels, though. Would it still have the Windows aesthetic or would people think it’s confusingly familiar but not recognize it or would it be something else altogether? No one’s mentioned that the minimize icon is not pixelated, and I only noticed because I went looking for it — so clearly it’s theoretically possible for it to pass!
- docheinestages 6mo agoThat's really cool.
- mrlonglong 6mo agoI feel soiled. (lol, it's good)
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- theletterf 6mo agoAuthor here. I'm reverting the theme, but will make it accessible through a link / open source it.
- nar001 6mo agoI can't seem to find it, is there something you have to do to see it?
- dormento 6mo agoAuthor was forced to revert. Found this link on the author's repos on github https://theletterf.github.io/hugo-win31/ https://theletterf.github.io/hugo-win31/
- theletterf 6mo agoMoved here! https://passo.uno/win31/ https://passo.uno/win31/
- theletterf 6mo ago@dang Could we edit the link to https://passo.uno/win31/ https://passo.uno/win31/ ? Had to move the theme.
- nox21125 6mo agoThis is really cool, feels super nostalgic. Good writing too
- PaulBunch 6mo agoReally like how clear and readable the whole UI feels. Ironically, the old Windows 3.1 style makes everything more scannable than a lot of today's minimalist designs. The limited color palette and crisp icons buttons work great together. Did you design UI elements yourself?
- theletterf 6mo agoOnly some of the social buttons