Re:Web based Windows XP desktop recreation, built with React
by giancarlostoro on Saturday October 31, 2020 @05:58PM
(#24955534)
I am hoping to someday see total stability in ReactOS to the level where we can use that as a Windows VM. I forget what that VirtualBox mode is I think its called Seamless it would be neat to be able to just run ReactOS in Seamless mode in a VM with low memory footprint.
Re:Web based Windows XP desktop recreation, built with React
by ChrisSD on Saturday October 31, 2020 @07:04PM
(#24955934)
Wait are we seriously at the point where XP is now considered "super no-cruft and lightweight"? XP? How times have changed.
Re:Web based Windows XP desktop recreation, built with React
by toper-centage on Sunday November 01, 2020 @02:26AM
(#24957784)
> How times have changed.
Windows has become a 20+GB OS with a mess of dumbed down UIs. So yes, XP was effective and light by today's standards. That's partially because your current mobile phones are more powerful than the PCs that used to run XP.
Re:Web based Windows XP desktop recreation, built with React
by Wezl on Saturday October 31, 2020 @07:03PM
(#24955923)
Which is used in https://98.js.org/ . (submitted: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24955925)
As soon as it popped up, I was like; oh, shit, yup - there it is.
WinAmp and it's fantastically on-point UI-mockup and functionality was also a super nice touch.
tbh I still use Windows XP SP3 in my VM on my Mac for the occasional Windows utility I need. It's super no-cruft and lightweight - especially as a VM - compared to anything since - and is surprisingly compatible. Because it's in a VM, I'm not too worried about the security issues, and most of the Windows-only utilities I use are fairly archaic anyway. (In computer years)