@256 if firefox is so good, then wh–

@256 can we go back to single-digit major versions? 🥺

@256

Bluecurve was the very best theme. Adwaita can go cook an egg.

@256 totally forgot about that one! i used it for a long time

@256 Aw gosh, I remember this! Used it for ages on my iBook.

@256 I remember when having T1 access was such a Geek flex.

@256 I started with a 300 bps "Akustikkoppler".

@256 now imagine the bandwith of a freighttrain, loaded with LTO 6 tapes ^^

@256 The only software I know of that lets me boot into a Linux on my Toshiba Windows Tablet since its own bootloader is limited to booting into Windows. As far as I can tell, it doesn't let me choose where to boot from, so Wubi helps with that

@256
Wubi is what freed me! Changing OS is always a step into the unknown. Wubi made it easy to peek behind the curtain.

It's important to realise how big a barrier there is. Users are very familiar with installing programs. So installing Wubi was much the same. Something easy to try out ,with no commitment.

@256
That was my first Ubuntu experience.

@256 false, computers do not work.

@256 As a computer science professor, I have to say, even after all these years, this is still the best explanation of how computers work!

@256 even back then they knew of the importance of Mastodon!

@256 Aw Man i loved this game when i was younger. There was also the Animation version with the Cat and Mouse i just cant remember the name

@256 Has anybody ever made an open source remake?

@256 oh my god you can’t just post this on a Monday

@256 I was worried it wasn’t safe.

@256 Ah BeOS... Man it had so much potential. If only Be hadn't wasted resources pivoting toward the internet appliance fad...

@256

@nitrofurano xiii, a nostalgia! :D

@256 What is “PoorMan”?

@256
BeOS was fucking awesome

@256 Careful, if you wait too long to save Earth, this happens.

@256
One of my all-time favourite games!

@256 I remember playing this on the Macs my old elementary school had. Loved it as a kiddo!

@256 One of my favorite games of all time! Neat image stitch too.

@256 Such a fun game, spent many hours on the various scenarios.

@256 Created by the legend that is Chris Sawyer.

@256
Man, it's been a while

@256 I'm biased but I always eye-rolled at most of their ads (disclosure: I had a personally incendiary loathing for PC management for a litany of reasons, both personal and professional) but found jabbing at MSFT always worth a chuckle.

@256 @tchambers I approve of your choice of spirit animal, though Apple’s many OS’s are fine for me 🙂

@256 back in the day i used to love this kind of graphics, they looked so dooope!

@256 @fasterthanlime “With curved surfaces and 24-bits textures, Quake III Arena is the best-looking game on the planet right now. It’s also hella fun!”

@256@mastodon.social REAL

@256 I worked for Microsoft running the helpdesk leading up to and during the Windows 95 launch. It was an incredible time. I had a blast, and the tech was FUN. It was SO different from what they'd done before. I miss the innocence of those days.

@256 Childhood memories! 😂

@256 This was an exciting moment for me.

@256 this is it this is the year of the linux desktop

@256 Remember Lindows? I worked at a computer builder around that time that supplied cheap PCs to QVC, HSN, Fingerhut, Walmart, etc. Leadership was convinced that they'd make a killing on Lindows machines. There was even a test run in Walmarts in some markets.

@256

"Easy to install" is not a description I would have used for Linux in 1999.

@256 aesthetic...

@256 lol I worked on Riven for about a week during crunch time, masking out water areas for the ripple effect.

Broderbund rented out a movie theater to show the opening scenes on the big screen for the team.

@256 I never finished the game, I don't really have the problem solving skills. The visuals were so stunning at the time. I still have my discs and strategy guide for this game!

@256 I used this one a lot when I made banner ads. It was a job that existed.

@256 every 13 year old who had a cracked version of this is now either a graphic designer or a furry artist

I remember using this

@256 in the balloon is someone trying to fly away from having to use gimp

@256 Still have it installed:

@256
Tagging @GIMP

@256 @heycaseywattsup and just like clockwork, this appears! 😂

@256 3kU and 4 are both tied as being one of my favorites in the SimCity franchise. Unlimited, in particular, the most soothing menu music, too. https://youtu.be/B16INjPbVVo

@256
Remember it. It was shipped with buildings editor