Windows 98-styled CSS

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I’m currently building a startpage for myself and had the idea to make it look like it was running Windows 98. I’d been expecting to have to Frankenstein together a bunch of images of Windows 98 graphics, but I ended up finding 98.css, a CSS library that faithfully recreates the Windows 98 look. As far as I can tell at least I’ve never used Windows 98 lol
I figured I’d share it here in case anybody was looking for something similar, it’s been super helpful for me so far.

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Along similar lines, there is xp.css and 7.css for fans of newer Windows designs. And system.css for classic Mac fans.

I think these kinds of css projects are super fun, people get pretty creative with them.

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oh I’m going to have to figure something out with system.css, Even though the System era of Mac OS leaves a lot to be desired, I do like the interface

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These are so fun!

I poked around and found the person who started 98.css - he has a nice post about why he made it and also his site looks like an old MySpace profile!

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That was a good read, thanks for sharing!

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Thanks for sharing this. I really need to create something by using 98.css now

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In the past I used 98.css and xp.css on my website, and I still think they’re really neat, but I have transitioned away from them since I found them a bit too heavy for my limited usecases. I instead wrote minimal CSS that is less accurate (especially for XP), but a lot lighter and still evokes the general feeling.

You can see my stripped down 98 look here and my stripped down xp look here. I suppose y’all can always have a look at the CSS in case something more lightweight fits your websites better.

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Your website just gives me that authentic year zero vibe. I love those buttons (any cool website had to make use of hover buttons back in the day).

I love your website design in general and the nostalgia corner featuring screenshots of old pc games in particular inspired me to do something similar (soon). I may make use of your stripped down css as well.

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Thanks! Feel free to look into all my CSS for some inspiration, though it might be a bit overwhelming given that it’s a handcrafted mess. :sweat_smile: