SerenityOS – a graphical Unix-like OS for x86, with 90s aesthetics
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Re: SerenityOS – a graphical Unix-like OS for x86, with 90s aesthetics
#234 year old here.. about every year I set up a whole OS 9 emulation deal because of my obsession with Mac OS 9, I dont know if I am sad and dwelling on the past, but I just loved that OS so much and keep trying to get back to it and I know I am not alone. I love to see projects like these
Re: SerenityOS – a graphical Unix-like OS for x86, with 90s aesthetics
#3Previous discussion on HN:
Re: SerenityOS – a graphical Unix-like OS for x86, with 90s aesthetics
#4This looks amazing. I love the aesthetic. I wish I could bring myself to commit to such a large hobby project.
Re: SerenityOS – a graphical Unix-like OS for x86, with 90s aesthetics
#534 year old here.. about every year I set up a whole OS 9 emulation deal because of my obsession with Mac OS 9, I dont know if I am sad and dwelling on the past, but I just loved that OS so much and keep trying to get back to it and I know I am not alone. I love to see projects like these
Screenshots of 90s operating systems are so relaxing. I miss interfaces that looked like interfaces, and distinct from content.
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#6I love the idea of a modern OS with the 90s function-over-form aesthetic. There’s immense beauty for me in function, and the 90s was without a doubt the peak of OS design.
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#734 year old here.. about every year I set up a whole OS 9 emulation deal because of my obsession with Mac OS 9, I dont know if I am sad and dwelling on the past, but I just loved that OS so much and keep trying to get back to it and I know I am not alone. I love to see projects like these
Screenshots of 90s operating systems are so relaxing . I miss interfaces that looked like interfaces, and distinct from content.
BeOS is another one that comes to mind.
Re: SerenityOS – a graphical Unix-like OS for x86, with 90s aesthetics
#8Looks a lot like Linux with a fvwm95 interface on top. I mean, it's always great and so exciting to see something totally new being created from scratch! But you don't actually need to switch to some entirely homegrown, untested kernel for that 1990s UI fix! ;-)
Re: SerenityOS – a graphical Unix-like OS for x86, with 90s aesthetics
#9I love the idea of a modern OS with the 90s function-over-form aesthetic. There’s immense beauty for me in function, and the 90s was without a doubt the peak of OS design.
> and the 90s was without a doubt the peak of OS design.
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Also, and surely not at all correlated with my youth, it was the peak of good music.
Re: SerenityOS – a graphical Unix-like OS for x86, with 90s aesthetics
#10Looks like Windows 95.