202 additional comments here<p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30474690" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30474690</a> (<i>"Make Linux look like Windows 95"</i>)
I’ve always found Windows 9x / 2000 to be unfathomably ugly, whereas macOS of the same era seemed clean and well-designed.<p>Is it a question of learned taste, having grown up on the Mac? Or do Windows users have a similar view despite the nostalgia?
Last week I did a clean install of xubuntu and added Chicago95 after seeing it on HN. Some impressions so far:<p>- Their setup script/app makes the whole process very easy. I'm sure earlier on it was a bit rough to make all the changes, but it was very smooth now. I especially liked the nod with the classic 95 setup background picture (the old blue CD's etc).<p>- Some parts feel right at home. I like the terminal, even giving the option of having a "C:" prompt at the start of the path.<p>- Icons match things well for the default software, and there's a large catalog of icons you can use for your other apps.<p>- The start menu obviously isn't perfect, but it's a "good enough" mix between the theme and usability. Likewise file manager isn't 100%, but the icons and overall look give enough of the theme that I don't care.<p>- One thing I haven't got working yet was the "make your modern browser look like netscape navigator", which was disappointing. I'm using firefox but also tried the epiphany browser which I read somewhere was supposed to work with it. I'll try that more later.<p>Overall I'm having a lot of fun with it. It's not for everyone (as the comments here make clear), but for me it's a simpler interface with a lot of nostalgia for a time when I just "got things done", so I'm happy to use it in my hobby gamedev projects to get me in the zone.
For some great, dark Windows 95 jokes I recommend this site:
<a href="https://windows95tips.com/" rel="nofollow">https://windows95tips.com/</a><p>It was made by Neil Cicierega of Lemon Demon, who has made a lot of amazing content.
Not my favourite, but you already know: "De gustibus non est disputandum" (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_gustibus_non_est_disputandum" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_gustibus_non_est_disputandu...</a>)