Do you miss Windows 95? You can now download it as a free app
The vintage OS can now be downloaded and booted in less than five minutes, thanks to being bundled into a 128MB Electron app by developer Felix Rieseberg.
By Nick Heath | August 24, 2018
It’s getting easier and easier to indulge in computing nostalgia, with the latest opportunity coming courtesy of a new Windows 95 app.
The vintage OS can now be downloaded and booted in less than five minutes, thanks to being bundled into an 128MB Electron app by developer Felix Rieseberg.
While classic versions of Windows have been available in the browser for many years, the app allows users to run a Windows 95 machine locally and save its state.
The desktop is responsive and runs smoothly. There are limitations, networking doesn’t work and the default desktop software is fairly bare bones, although it includes old favorites such as Minesweeper, Solitaire and Paint among the Accessories.
However, if you want to test out some ancient piece of software, the app now supports floppy disks, allowing users to mount them as .img disk images.
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The app should run on Windows, macOS and Linux-based operating systems.
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Mind you, mashable.com has a few other comments, such as:
There are, of course, some things that don’t work. Minesweeper doesn’t really let you do the sweeping, and Internet Explorer won’t let you surf the net — as it simply doesn’t connect to the web.
https://twitter.com/felixrieseberg/status/1032642127178547201
