uwu1baSep 15, 2023
Show threadAnatoly Shashkin💾
@a1ba Is this from XP? Because in Windows 9x it's called "Flying Through Space".
Sep 15, 2023 at 1:00pmTusky
Show threaduwu1baSep 15, 2023
@dosnostalgic @stuartl posted screenshot from 3.1 above, where it's also called "Starfield simulation".

Maybe it's "Flying Through Space" in Russian version?
Show threadAnatoly Shashkin💾Sep 15, 2023
@a1ba @stuartl No, it's the English version. I know that for a fact because I did a clean Windows 95 install just to make the same joke a few days ago
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/010/426/606/986/492/original/77f00d80ec70c622.mp4
Show threaduwu1baSep 15, 2023
@dosnostalgic @stuartl 
Show threadStuart Longland (VK4MSL)Sep 15, 2023
@dosnostalgic @a1ba The window border/title bar and UI controls are a dead give-away. :-)
Show threadAnatoly Shashkin💾Sep 15, 2023
@stuartl @a1ba Always good to double check because even Windows 3.1 can look like this:
Show threaduwu1baSep 15, 2023
@dosnostalgic @stuartl wtf
Show threadAnatoly Shashkin💾Sep 15, 2023
@a1ba @stuartl Welcome to Calmira: http://toastytech.com/guis/cal.html
Calmira II

Show threaduwu1baSep 15, 2023
@dosnostalgic @stuartl looks absolutely weird, I love it
Show threadStuart Longland (VK4MSL)Sep 15, 2023

@dosnostalgic @a1ba Early versions of Windows Chicago looked very similar.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/08/the-windows-start-menu-saga-from-1993-to-today/ has some early screenshots of the OS that would eventually become Windows 95.

The Windows Start menu saga, from 1993 to today

One of Windows 10's biggest "new" features has a pedigree that spans two decades.

Ars Technica
Show threadAnatoly Shashkin💾Sep 15, 2023
@stuartl @a1ba Pretty sure you can actually download and try various Chicago builds from Winworld and Betaarchive