Post AiC9Bd8doOutzfwZu4 by am@decept.org
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(DIR) Post #AiC0pBq9pGK7KH5S1g by atom@grimgreenfo.rest
2024-05-23T19:36:15.605Z
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If Windows XP was released in 2024
(DIR) Post #AiC4cmPGxf2empqja4 by selea@social.linux.pizza
2024-05-23T20:23:28Z
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@atom Windows Office Outlook 2003 thou
(DIR) Post #AiC55ON9OnQMdyV5ZA by djsumdog@djsumdog.com
2024-05-23T20:28:35.710990Z
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Thanks, I hate it.
(DIR) Post #AiC7yMsgqRhZr0axEm by lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me
2024-05-23T21:00:00.901651Z
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@atom "At least I can still select programs directly"
(DIR) Post #AiC9Bd8doOutzfwZu4 by am@decept.org
2024-05-23T21:14:39.712228Z
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@atom we forget so quickly about the Active Desktop of windows 98
(DIR) Post #AiCkAfVHEIlFLLw63E by guenther@chaos.social
2024-05-23T21:13:23Z
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@atom Time to install XP Antispy.Seriously, XP had a reputation for being overloaded with bloat back in the day. Ironically, its now remembered as simple and uncomplicated, because all versions that came after were even worse in that regard.
(DIR) Post #AiCkAgFiRduLfNfBR2 by m0xee@social.librem.one
2024-05-24T04:09:05Z
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@guenther @atom Indeed! Windows XP fact WAS like that, it was the first version of Windows that could display HTML content right in the file Explorer and AFAIR, some of the standard actions were links to resources on the Web even. It came with horrible bugs, like UP'n'P one.
(DIR) Post #AiCkDNQStkjc94ycsK by m0xee@social.librem.one
2024-05-24T04:09:36Z
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@guenther @atom That allowed remote code execution under privileged account (!) and could be made slow down to a crawl with carefully forged IP packets. It's was a mess! Truly ironic it's remembered as something simple, stable and fun to use.
(DIR) Post #AiCpRKVD41gYu4fWGe by fristi@akkos.fritu.re
2024-05-24T05:08:06.953039Z
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@atom that at least looks nice and organized, i wish microsoft could at least match this level of finish on their stuff again
(DIR) Post #AiCqRiANBLJeFYfUno by icantcode@transfem.social
2024-05-23T19:40:44.025Z
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@atom@grimgreenfo.rest "update and turn off"
(DIR) Post #AiCqUlMHlo951EhB6u by jay@transfem.social
2024-05-23T19:38:49.688Z
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@atom@grimgreenfo.rest MSN Premium :neocat_floof_explode:Edit: wtf that was a real thing lol?
(DIR) Post #AiCqUm8qrEzfRrPxoG by atom@grimgreenfo.rest
2024-05-23T20:34:01.998Z
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@jay@transfem.social no idea
(DIR) Post #AiCqUmpkHlIxatUDfU by jay@transfem.social
2024-05-23T20:35:08.674Z
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@atom@grimgreenfo.rest https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSN_Dial-up#MSN_Premium
(DIR) Post #AiD5VHCSslrn5PnxSa by kirby@lab.nyanide.com
2024-05-24T08:01:08.882837Z
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@m0xee @guenther @atom didnt versions of windows starting from 98 just have ie as the file explorer essentially, you could just visit any website in the standard file explorer
(DIR) Post #AiD6PjIraAciSniUM4 by meeper@udongein.xyz
2024-05-24T08:18:10.315461Z
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@atom still looks more tasteful than what we have today lol
(DIR) Post #AiD8cGjTJqf9WeGlZA by m0xee@social.librem.one
2024-05-24T08:43:00Z
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@kirby @guenther @atom You might be right about this happening earlier than in XP — I was never an avid Windows user, I don't think I even ever had anything newer than 95 and older than 8 on my personal devices, but definitely not in 95 — that one didn't even ship with IE, you had to download either it or Netscape Navigator — most probably why they decided to make it pre-installed, but probably in one of the updates. And it wasn't that tightly integrated yet.
(DIR) Post #AiDgx9AS2MOMaQ12QK by momo@mk.absturztau.be
2024-05-24T13:58:17.247Z
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@am@decept.org @atom@grimgreenfo.rest Every library computer always had this fun background
(DIR) Post #AiEO6htmZa1SwF1YYK by mona@frennet.xyz
2024-05-23T19:43:03.064Z
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@atom@grimgreenfo.rest its still better than modern windows because the design is the same across the OS
(DIR) Post #AiEODgTsF7ZyZHETmi by suquili@poa.st
2024-05-23T21:55:26.080861Z
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@atom Not enough "suggested" bloatware in the programs bar
(DIR) Post #AiEOPRQu15MTNARtrc by mint@ryona.agency
2024-05-24T23:14:25.332959Z
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@am @atom1548004513264.png
(DIR) Post #AiEORpT9cZ6MV0dmvA by mint@ryona.agency
2024-05-24T23:14:55.036065Z
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@atom Still looks infinitely less hideous that Win11 start menu even without ads.
(DIR) Post #AiETAA5Qj8gN07wGp6 by lina@eientei.org
2024-05-25T00:07:41.708475Z
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@mint @am @atom this is so swedish
(DIR) Post #AiGFlpY2Wk71GQJB0C by cvtsi2sd@hachyderm.io
2024-05-25T20:47:17Z
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@m0xee @guenther @atom HTML GUI in Explorer with links even to external stuff is much older than that, it started with IE4 in Windows 95 that gave a complete overhaul to the Explorer/desktop UI, making it much more similar to what would have been Windows 98. See also the whole Active Desktop stuff.
(DIR) Post #AiGMd0tRfxTnWW3zgu by m0xee@social.librem.one
2024-05-25T22:04:09Z
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@cvtsi2sd @guenther @atom Yes, it was definitely possible earlier, but I don't remember Windows older than XP coming preloaded with links to external services. This is what I'm talking about: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_Explorer#Task_pane"…a set of "Picture tasks" is shown, offering the options to display these pictures as a slide show, to print them out, or to go online to order prints"
(DIR) Post #AiGNbNyUzKXyU6DNj6 by m0xee@social.librem.one
2024-05-25T22:15:03Z
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@cvtsi2sd @guenther @atom I can definitely remember this "order prints online", there might've been other "tasks" like that — like I said, I never was an avid Windows user.There also was this Windows Live Essentials thing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Essentials which offered even tighter integration with online services.XP didn't come preloaded with it, but AFAIR, it was offered via Windows Update among optional updates.
(DIR) Post #AiGNg3Oiv8F877huE4 by m0xee@social.librem.one
2024-05-25T22:15:54Z
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@cvtsi2sd @guenther @atom It was in the later stages of XP lifecycle so I doubt anyone was actually installing it, but they did exist and with those, XP looked very similar to the (mock) screenshot in the opening post. This Windows Live suite is the reason for this screenshot to not look that alien to me 😂
(DIR) Post #AjSgbphsJX57txFv28 by mer@shrine.moe
2024-06-30T18:22:54.912729Z
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@atom speaking of cursed stuff