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Which looks like nextstep.
Does it, though? Windows 95: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_95#/media/File:Windows... vs Nextstep: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NeXTSTEP#/media/File:NeXTSTEP_... Yeah they're both light grey, but other than that, they don't really look similar to me...
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Which looks like nextstep.
Pretty sure Motif was the originator of the 90s era concrete slabs look. “Initially released in July 1989.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motif_(software)
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I was not aware of the Oberon system. It looks interesting, I will read more about it, thank you :) The inspiration for this system comes from using Visual Basic as a kid and just having fun trying to mimic the Microsoft Office look&feel of those days. It also comes from using Slackware Linux and realizing that everything can be done with text commands, and configured with text files.
I noticed the form designer and properties in the screenshot posted in the repo. Does that system only design forms, and you have to manually "glue" them to code - or is there a visual programming system behind it? I guess what I'm getting at is that you mentioned here being inspired by VB from your youth - so I was wondering how far you have taken that particular part? I worked professionally with VB for over a deca…
It would be fun to build a visual programming system in the style of VB6~, but it's not something I've started on. :)
Roughly speaking, the goal is a marriage between the aesthetic of late-1990s productivity software and the power-user accessibility of late-2000s nix.* In other words, a Windows GUI with a Unix-like CLI? That's something I can certainly agree with --- Windows has traditionally been very lacking with its CLI, while the Unix-ish systems (including Linux) seem to be quite fragmented and awkward at GUIs. I also thought t…
Totally agree about Windows GUI's and Unix CLI's. Sprinkle some MacOS on there and you have my vision for Serenity. All the fonts are hand-bitmapped by me, using the included FontEditor application. I was trying to construct the imaginary love-child of Tahoma and Fixed, so you are definitely on the right track there.
34 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
I'm more of a System 7 guy, but I still have two G4 towers, a G3 Powerbook, as well as some beige 68ks. They're still useful for making music and get used for that occasionally, but I honestly love just booting them up and using the Finder. I wish I could still use them for communication somehow.
Bitlbee + IRC client.
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May I suggest using the Windows 2000 warm grey instead of the Windows 95 grey? It does a lot to make the UI feel less dark
That's not a bad idea! I spend a lot of time hacking at night, with my monitor in "night mode" (warmer colors), so I didn't think much about how cold they look in the daylight. I should eventually add color theming so this can be done from a single place, and then I'll be sure to add a warmer option, too. And probably make it the default after I see how nice it looks :)
Also for reference for those unfamiliar with the difference in greys: http://actsofvolition.com/images/screenshots/Display-95-thro...
I would so love to contribute to this! I love the layout, aesthetic, and the approach to the internals that you've taken; I would use this in a heartbeat to be honest. Unfortunately although I know C++ I don't really know much about OSdev. If there's any way I can help, I have a few months of free time (summer break) that I'm looking to fill!
There’s so much more to operating systems than what people usually think of as “OS dev”. Wanna write a Tetris game for an obscure new OS? Here’s your chance! How about a bitmap editor (like MS Paint)? Maybe some cool graphical effect demos? Perhaps you’d like to write a telnet client? An FTP client? Or a disk usage visualization tool! Just look at all the stuff that comes with an OS like Win2K or your average Linux d…
My short term goal is to make a settings manager.
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The point is that the device with 2KB RAM is a single-purpose embedded controller, and the device with 4MB RAM used to be a full-blown universal desktop daily productivity machine.
Though I remember that it was more or less necessary to have 8MB to browse the Web on those Windows 3.11 486s :)
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Totally agree about Windows GUI's and Unix CLI's. Sprinkle some MacOS on there and you have my vision for Serenity. All the fonts are hand-bitmapped by me, using the included FontEditor application. I was trying to construct the imaginary love-child of Tahoma and Fixed, so you are definitely on the right track there.
did you post about this on /g/? I could’ve sworn i’ve seen something like this posted in a dpt or something in the past few months
