6 ms·

Windows 93

91 points by MrBra 12y ago

SchizoDuckie 12y ago
Service not available.
- dutchbrit 12y ago
  Working here.
  - smcl 12y ago
    Could you tell us what it is then?
    - cremno 12y ago
      A weird Win95-style desktop with some interesting “programs”: https://i.imgur.com/7l8JhBL.png https://i.imgur.com/7l8JhBL.png
    - peterfirefly 12y ago
      A Javascript/HTML/CSS/Canvas emulation of a Windows-style user interface looking halfway between Windows 3.0 and Windows 95. Including toys like Virtual Girl and viruses.
    - danbruc 12y ago
      If you are prepared for some surreal video watching experience with awful video and sound quality you can have a look at [1]. The talk begins about 75 minutes in and the thing boots about 87 minutes in. I warned you! [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3glfHZ8WJ8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3glfHZ8WJ8
      - MrBra 12y ago
        private video?
yala009 12y ago
Why the startup tone is the same as the PS1 startup tone?
- johnchristopher 12y ago
  Ah thanks. I couldn't remember where I heard it before.
- werdnapk 12y ago
  Because the PS1 was released just before Windows 95?? Maybe they decided to choose a popular start up tone from that time.
  - brador 12y ago
    I thought you were kidding: The PlayStation was launched in Japan on December 3, 1994, North America on September 9, 1995, Europe on September 29, 1995, and Oceania on November 15, 1995. August 24, 1995 - Windows 95, Release date.
- GhotiFish 12y ago
  That was it's startup tone? Oh man, I thought it was being intentionally over the top as a joke.
latch 12y ago
Screnshot for thos having problems loading it. http://imgur.com/jTCX320 http://imgur.com/jTCX320 From playing with it for a few minutes, I assume it's meant as a joke of what Windows 95 would have looked like if it had come out 2 years earlier (very buggy) and it's delivered with humour.
- agumonkey 12y ago
  Also, it's an interactive 'os', with even a virtual machine (2 level deep max) http://imgur.com/bpIRSRA http://imgur.com/bpIRSRA
goodmachine 12y ago
From the people that brought you iOS 7
meanJim 12y ago
Wow I love this so much. The attention to detail is incredible. Unfortunately using hydra.exe forces me to have to refresh but I bet that's probably intended!
praetorian84 12y ago
Reminds me of Windows RG http://www.cs.umd.edu/~meou/Flashes/WINRG/WINRG.html http://www.cs.umd.edu/~meou/Flashes/WINRG/WINRG.html (not sure of original source).
GGMethos 12y ago
Poney Jockey
ianetaylor 12y ago
Fwiw, Chicago (what became Windows 95) was originally planned to ship in 93. Yes, we were pretty bad at scheduling back then :)
- Alupis 12y ago
  It's better to delay release rather than ship a pre-mature product (cough,windows8,cough)
guidopallemans 12y ago
yess: http://i.imgur.com/NCfQzkJ.png http://i.imgur.com/NCfQzkJ.png
DanBC 12y ago
Nanoloop was a great bit of Nintendo gameboy homebrew. I spent many hours tinkering with it. http://www.nanoloop.com/ http://www.nanoloop.com/
jesuslop 12y ago
First time I say OMG in internet! This is hilarious and demential, like a Salvador Dalí visual basic nightmare, bravo! couldn't fire a bsod, what am i doing wrong? wow factor: check. impressive and still laughing at it.
esya 12y ago
http://www.windows93.net/c/apps.js http://www.windows93.net/c/apps.js Gateway Anti-Virus Alert This request is blocked by the SonicWALL Gateway Anti-Virus Service. Name: GriYo (Trojan) This could be a false positive, but thought I'd spread the word, I was wondering why it wasnt loading.. Will have a look at that JS and see if it's trying to leverage some browser exploits somehow.
dicaprio45 12y ago
Getting a lot of traffic now TNW has covered it: http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2014/10/27/windows-93-web-weird/ http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2014/10/27/windows-93-web-w...

Windows 93

91 points by MrBra 12y ago

SchizoDuckie 12y ago

Service not available.

dutchbrit 12y ago
Working here.
- smcl 12y ago
  Could you tell us what it is then?
  - cremno 12y ago
    A weird Win95-style desktop with some interesting “programs”: https://i.imgur.com/7l8JhBL.png https://i.imgur.com/7l8JhBL.png
  - peterfirefly 12y ago
    A Javascript/HTML/CSS/Canvas emulation of a Windows-style user interface looking halfway between Windows 3.0 and Windows 95. Including toys like Virtual Girl and viruses.
  - danbruc 12y ago
    If you are prepared for some surreal video watching experience with awful video and sound quality you can have a look at [1]. The talk begins about 75 minutes in and the thing boots about 87 minutes in. I warned you! [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3glfHZ8WJ8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3glfHZ8WJ8
    - MrBra 12y ago
      private video?

yala009 12y ago

Why the startup tone is the same as the PS1 startup tone?

johnchristopher 12y ago
Ah thanks. I couldn't remember where I heard it before.
werdnapk 12y ago
Because the PS1 was released just before Windows 95?? Maybe they decided to choose a popular start up tone from that time.
- brador 12y ago
  I thought you were kidding: The PlayStation was launched in Japan on December 3, 1994, North America on September 9, 1995, Europe on September 29, 1995, and Oceania on November 15, 1995. August 24, 1995 - Windows 95, Release date.
GhotiFish 12y ago
That was it's startup tone? Oh man, I thought it was being intentionally over the top as a joke.

latch 12y ago

Screnshot for thos having problems loading it. http://imgur.com/jTCX320 http://imgur.com/jTCX320 From playing with it for a few minutes, I assume it's meant as a joke of what Windows 95 would have looked like if it had come out 2 years earlier (very buggy) and it's delivered with humour.

agumonkey 12y ago
Also, it's an interactive 'os', with even a virtual machine (2 level deep max) http://imgur.com/bpIRSRA http://imgur.com/bpIRSRA

goodmachine 12y ago

From the people that brought you iOS 7

meanJim 12y ago

Wow I love this so much. The attention to detail is incredible. Unfortunately using hydra.exe forces me to have to refresh but I bet that's probably intended!

praetorian84 12y ago

Reminds me of Windows RG http://www.cs.umd.edu/~meou/Flashes/WINRG/WINRG.html http://www.cs.umd.edu/~meou/Flashes/WINRG/WINRG.html (not sure of original source).

GGMethos 12y ago

Poney Jockey

ianetaylor 12y ago

Fwiw, Chicago (what became Windows 95) was originally planned to ship in 93. Yes, we were pretty bad at scheduling back then :)

Alupis 12y ago
It's better to delay release rather than ship a pre-mature product (cough,windows8,cough)

guidopallemans 12y ago

yess: http://i.imgur.com/NCfQzkJ.png http://i.imgur.com/NCfQzkJ.png

DanBC 12y ago

Nanoloop was a great bit of Nintendo gameboy homebrew. I spent many hours tinkering with it. http://www.nanoloop.com/ http://www.nanoloop.com/

jesuslop 12y ago

First time I say OMG in internet! This is hilarious and demential, like a Salvador Dalí visual basic nightmare, bravo! couldn't fire a bsod, what am i doing wrong? wow factor: check. impressive and still laughing at it.

esya 12y ago

http://www.windows93.net/c/apps.js http://www.windows93.net/c/apps.js Gateway Anti-Virus Alert This request is blocked by the SonicWALL Gateway Anti-Virus Service. Name: GriYo (Trojan) This could be a false positive, but thought I'd spread the word, I was wondering why it wasnt loading.. Will have a look at that JS and see if it's trying to leverage some browser exploits somehow.

dicaprio45 12y ago

Getting a lot of traffic now TNW has covered it: http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2014/10/27/windows-93-web-weird/ http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2014/10/27/windows-93-web-w...