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Re:GentleOS – Classic operating system with a lovely retro GUI by hnlmorg on Tuesday June 09, 2026 @08:44AM (#48460391)
Whilst that’s definitely old in computer terms, even “retro”, is it old enough to be “vintage”?

Personally I’d have said it isn’t. But these terms are subjective.

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Re:GentleOS – Classic operating system with a lovely retro GUI by rob74 on Tuesday June 09, 2026 @09:29AM (#48460890)
"Vintage" usually refers to actually old stuff, while "retro" refers to new stuff that looks/sounds/feels like old stuff. So GentleOS is a retro OS designed to run on vintage hardware.

(That distinction wasn't clear to me either, so I had to look it up - TIL).

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Re:GentleOS – Classic operating system with a lovely retro GUI by hnlmorg on Wednesday June 10, 2026 @02:45AM (#48472358)
That’s not true in computer terminology. “Retro” has a long history (“vintage” you might say haha) of referring to old hardware and software.

Just type the word “retro” into YouTube (for example) and you’ll see thousands of videos from hundreds of channels spanning decades talking about old games and computers.

Eg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retro_gaming

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