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       Show HN: Windows 98 themed website in 1 HTML file for my post punk
       band
        
       Here's the code: https://github.com/ConorCorp/corp-website
        
       Author : jealousgelatin
       Score  : 143 points
       Date   : 2025-05-19 17:39 UTC (5 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (corp.band)
 (TXT) w3m dump (corp.band)
        
       | wergwtg4g34g4g wrote:
       | bug report for you: clock in lower right corner fails to update
       | the minute when a new minute begins on the "host" system
       | 
       | you're welcome :)
        
         | rollcat wrote:
         | Lots of small things to pick on. Doesn't matter. This is really
         | cool.
         | 
         | I've tried to build a mockup for a retro/"fantasy" OS; some
         | details that you'd think are easy or obvious turn out to be
         | time sinks once you try to perfect them.
        
         | jealousgelatin wrote:
         | Added to the growing bug report list :) Thanks for checking it
         | out!
        
       | sixothree wrote:
       | It's faster than McMaster-Carr.
        
         | space_ghost wrote:
         | That's high praise. :D
        
       | GuinansEyebrows wrote:
       | cute!! i love it. especially the recycle bin functionality.
       | 
       | one little note i have is the native scrollbar in the Music
       | 'window' - i didn't realize there was more underneath the Spotify
       | and Apple Music links at first.
        
         | jealousgelatin wrote:
         | Thank you! And UX feedback noted and added to the docket!
        
       | 65 wrote:
       | Very cool but the back button is very buggy.
        
         | asynchronousx wrote:
         | It pushed to the browser history too much, so the back button
         | is basically navigating in place
        
           | echoangle wrote:
           | I think the problem isn't really pushing the browser history,
           | but for me the windows don't get reopened when navigating
           | back. So from the desktop, I open 3 windows after each other
           | but when going back, I get 3 times the Emory desktop. When
           | directly opening the 3 steps from the history, it works
           | though. On safari on iOS.
        
             | jealousgelatin wrote:
             | Thanks for finding this! I bet this is because I was
             | getting a bit fancy manually setting the urls and it
             | probably messes with the state of the open windows.
             | 
             | Will have a look after dinner.
        
       | sltkr wrote:
       | Might want to fix the link to your Youtube channel...
        
         | jealousgelatin wrote:
         | Fixed, ty!
        
       | mattl wrote:
       | Merch mentions .mp3 which is weird.
       | 
       | Mailing list has no way to sign up but no indication that
       | anything broke.
        
         | jealousgelatin wrote:
         | Interesting, works on my end but I'll admit its slightly weird.
         | 
         | It should automatically make a POST to mailchimp and and open a
         | new page showing your successful email list subscription.
         | 
         | I'd be curious what is happening in your network tab or if the
         | navigation to the mailchimp success page is disabled somehow.
         | 
         | Let me know your browser and system anyway, would be much
         | appreciated! Thanks for looking nonetheless!
        
           | mattl wrote:
           | I don't even see the form on my phone. I suspect I'm just
           | blocking Mailchimp outright. On desktop I see the form.
        
       | ayushrodrigues wrote:
       | Having a linkedin page as a band is metal
        
         | aziaziazi wrote:
         | > We have approved a series of musical releases for our
         | employees to listen to while working. Far better than the
         | standard music available on Spotify, we have found that
         | listening to "Whispers from the Water Cooler" and other
         | corporate approved releases can increase productivity of
         | employees by up to 20%.
         | 
         | > For middle-managers, we have not found this same result and
         | have therefore have limited their listening to the only song
         | that had any positive effect, "I'm Not Cute, I'm Handsome", an
         | earlier release from CORP.
         | 
         | I love it. You made my day, thanks.
        
       | Arn_Thor wrote:
       | Nice
        
       | every_other wrote:
       | I'm a little bit of a music nerd and I really like 925. Love that
       | vibe and the video too!
        
       | amenghra wrote:
       | Various css files for retro-theming. Each of these have been
       | discussed here previously.                 - Windows 98:
       | https://github.com/jdan/98.css       - Windows XP:
       | https://github.com/botoxparty/XP.css       - Nes:
       | https://github.com/nostalgic-css/NES.css       - Mac OS
       | (classic): https://github.com/sakofchit/system.css       - DOS:
       | https://github.com/vinibiavatti1/TuiCss
        
         | sigmaisaletter wrote:
         | -counter strike 1.6: https://cs16.samke.me/?
        
           | sigmaisaletter wrote:
           | Went searching and found a few more:
           | 
           | -PlayStation: https://github.com/micah5/PSone.css
           | 
           | -Gameboy: https://github.com/luttje/css-pokemon-gameboy
           | 
           | -Windows7: https://github.com/khang-nd/7.css
           | 
           | -Win95: https://github.com/AlexBSoft/win95.css
           | 
           | -Oldschool RPG: http://ronenness.github.io/RPGUI/
           | 
           | -MacOS 8: https://github.com/npjg/classic.css
           | 
           | -MacOS 6: https://github.com/sakofchit/system.css
           | 
           | And some that are more than just CSS:
           | 
           | -386 DOS: https://github.com/kristopolous/BOOTSTRA.386
           | (Bootstrap Theme)
           | 
           | -Terminal: https://github.com/xtermjs/xterm.js
           | 
           | -another Terminal: https://github.com/andersevenrud/retro-
           | css-shell-demo
           | 
           | -90s website: http://code.divshot.com/geo-bootstrap/
           | (Bootstrap)
        
           | throwaway148773 wrote:
           | This is also featured in other Valve games. It's called vgui
           | or something like that
        
       | npteljes wrote:
       | Nice website and good music, thanks for sharing! I'm very happy
       | that people still contribute to post-punk.
        
       | blindstitch wrote:
       | I was hoping for some kind of easter egg if you drag the music
       | into the trash.
        
       | Demiurge wrote:
       | Very nice! Would be very cool to also add some apps, like Winamp
       | and ICQ, or AIM :)
        
       | mrcwinn wrote:
       | Judging by the incredibly smooth video streaming, something makes
       | me think this isn't Windows 98 at all -- but rather BeOS with a
       | Windows theme applied. Bravo!
        
       | skgough wrote:
       | loving the decapitation queue in the console
        
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