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Re:SerenityOS – a graphical Unix-like OS for x86, with 90s a... by asark on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @07:26PM (#19986712)
Screenshots of 90s operating systems are so relaxing. I miss interfaces that looked like interfaces, and distinct from content.
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Re:SerenityOS – a graphical Unix-like OS for x86, with 90s a... by seanvk on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @07:46PM (#19986839)
BeOS is another one that comes to mind.
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Re:SerenityOS – a graphical Unix-like OS for x86, with 90s a... by asark on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @08:09PM (#19987006)
That BeOS didn't become a serious, long-term contender in the desktop OS market is a sure sign we're not living in the best of all possible worlds.
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Re:SerenityOS – a graphical Unix-like OS for x86, with 90s a... by coldacid on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @08:17PM (#19987047)
That Amiga never achieved any success outside of niche SFX markets is a sure sign we're not living in the best of all possible worlds. (Although that's more 80s than 90s.)
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Re:SerenityOS – a graphical Unix-like OS for x86, with 90s a... by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Thursday May 23, 2019 @11:17AM (#19992533)
There's a timeline out there where WindowMaker/GNUStep became the dominant desktop for Linux too.

In many ways, I think the state of modern personal computing is evidence we are, in fact, in the darkest possible timeline for it.

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Re:SerenityOS – a graphical Unix-like OS for x86, with 90s a... by waz0wski on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @09:41PM (#19987540)
If you have not seen it, check out the BeOS-inspired Haiku

https://www.haiku-os.org/

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Re:SerenityOS – a graphical Unix-like OS for x86, with 90s a... by santafe on Thursday May 23, 2019 @03:28AM (#19989370)
https://www.haiku-os.org/files/get-haiku/ported-software.png
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Re:SerenityOS – a graphical Unix-like OS for x86, with 90s a... by billfruit on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @10:35PM (#19987829)
I think the early to mid 2000s Gnome had that same focus on full functionality presented with simplicity, rarely seen in today's interfaces.
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Re:SerenityOS – a graphical Unix-like OS for x86, with 90s a... by martinflack on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @08:08PM (#19986995)
OS/2 for me.
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