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Re: Windows XP Professional

#11

Post by gmaster1440 » Thu, Aug 07, 2025, 2:37 PM UTC

No Pinball :(

Re: Windows XP Professional

#12

Post by simondotau » Thu, Aug 07, 2025, 2:37 PM UTC

pjmlp wrote: post #8

Cool example, however yet another "runs best on IE" sites, ah sorry it is Chrome nowadays.

It must be using ActiveX, ah sorry I mean some feature that Google has unilaterally decided is part of the official web standard, soon to be known as the Chrome Platform standard.

Re: Windows XP Professional

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Post by FirmwareBurner » Thu, Aug 07, 2025, 2:39 PM UTC

kardianos wrote: post #2

Yes please. Can I please have a simple desktop that doesn't get in my way back?

Linux

Re: Windows XP Professional

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Post by whalesalad » Thu, Aug 07, 2025, 2:39 PM UTC

elbac wrote: post #4

whalesalad wrote: post #3

Insane how performant this is in the browser.

lol, I can't tell if you are serious or not, but it's a recreation in HTML/CSS.

I just assumed it was wasm

Re: Windows XP Professional

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Post by andrepd » Thu, Aug 07, 2025, 2:39 PM UTC

kardianos wrote: post #2

Yes please. Can I please have a simple desktop that doesn't get in my way back?

linuxmint.org :)

Re: Windows XP Professional

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Post by saubeidl » Thu, Aug 07, 2025, 2:42 PM UTC

kardianos wrote: post #2

Yes please. Can I please have a simple desktop that doesn't get in my way back?

Get an Arch-based distro with KDE.

Re: Windows XP Professional

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Post by mmastrac » Thu, Aug 07, 2025, 2:42 PM UTC

How can you tell that any Windows or Mac clone UI is a re-implementation? Easy: try to move your mouse diagonally into the Send To menu after letting it pop up. If the send-to menu closes as you mouse over the item into the submenu, it's a clone. If the menu stays up even if you brush over another menu item, it's either real or a Good Clone. :)

For the fun history, @DonHopkins had a thread a few years back:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17404345

Re: Windows XP Professional

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Post by jasperry » Thu, Aug 07, 2025, 2:47 PM UTC

voidUpdate wrote: post #7

I was hoping this was emulation, like the windows 95 in js that exists, but its more of a simulator. The web browser doesnt work and the minesweeper game uses a text emoji instead of a picture for the face

I also hoped it was actual emulation. I could tell it wasn't when I saw the bootup progress bar moving more smoothly than it ever did in real Windows :)

Re: Windows XP Professional

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Post by Der_Einzige » Thu, Aug 07, 2025, 2:49 PM UTC

saubeidl wrote: post #16

kardianos wrote: post #2

Yes please. Can I please have a simple desktop that doesn't get in my way back?

Get an Arch-based distro with KDE.

You mean xfce? KDE is bloated. Yes it’s still bloated even if Valgrind says it has no memory leaks.

Re: Windows XP Professional

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Post by wahnfrieden » Thu, Aug 07, 2025, 2:49 PM UTC

mmastrac wrote: post #17

How can you tell that any Windows or Mac clone UI is a re-implementation? Easy: try to move your mouse diagonally into the Send To menu after letting it pop up. If the send-to menu closes as you mouse over the item into the submenu, it's a clone. If the menu stays up even if you brush over another menu item, it's either real or a Good Clone. :) For the fun history, @DonHopkins had a thread a few years back: https://n…

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