歌住サクラコ by 95 [Twitter/X]
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Do you have a favorite operating system from any time period? Going not only by functionality, but also visual appeal?
My favorite operating system is Windows 95.
Aesthetics, functional design, nostalgia, revolutionary UI. Sure, it does have some instability issues (especially in the RTM and A releases), but they got that more or less sorted. It's a solid OS, and it defined a whole new era of UI.
I think atleast 5 machines around here have Windows 95 installed on them right now. It ain't a perfect OS, but there's a reason it stuck around for so long in the zeitgeist even after it was no longer the latest and greatest.
It's a surprisingly capable OS even today, just don't go expecting it to handle the modern web. That said, you can get work done on it -- I regularly use one of my 95 computers to scan film negatives.
高扬斯卡娅 by 95 [Twitter/X]
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