use the background

>>8085820
this level of comfy is no longer attainable. long lost in years past. and you know it well.

>>8085820
>>8086016
GNU/Linux
XFCE
Chicago 95 Theme

>>8085820
>set your monitor to 4:3 or get one
>change windows font to a serif one
>use Classic Shell to customize the taskbar and start menu like you want

now gibs me that wallpaper

>>8085820
>Netscape
>Daemon Tools
>IE
>Encarta
>AOL Instant Messenger

Those were the days

>>8086020
Sad cope, sounds like someone who is using m*nt would recommend. Its not even close and it looks like shit too. Even IceWM can replicate the style and design better.

>>8086117
Yep
t majored in xfeces and wrote a doctorate in i3 at g ricing uni but wish I dropped out and picked up the icewm trade instead

>>8086121
I majored in all of them so my experience is infinite, graduated from autism university. Dont worry xfce and I3 are good enough, and the ricing uni seems prestigious, but they just cant replicate the feeling of older windows ver. like the OP screenshot. In their case (Chicago 95 again for example) its more like trying to adapt the old themes, not copying them. And that looks...bad, to say the least.

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>>8085820

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Just do it

>>8086162
Not bad. I've done some retro expansions myself. Wish I had time to do more of them.

>>8086162
Nice

it's comfy because looks old
(in the old times, everything was comfy)

>>8086130

A core memory

>>8086117
just use debian with xfce. or better yet, peppermint and install your own shit.

>>8088146
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvRwG0bHG3o

This gave me so much nostalgia that it hurt

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>>8088337
I recommend using the Trinity desktop environment. Pic-related is my desktop.

>>8088383
https://youtu.be/rj-qacbp24c

>>8085820
you cannot replicate comfy like this, you can make a cheap replica, a simulacra of this comfy, but you can not replicate it.

what you can do is make your desktop to your liking, and then over time, it will become comfy. this means you might need to work to keep your desktop functional as aspects of it change, or updates break how you want things. but only with such passion and investment can you attain the levels of comfy that you seek.

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>>8085820
E16 on linux but keep in mind that
>you will have an uphill battle with most software because it won't respect your theming
>you should stick to gtk2/qt if it's available, tui as last resort
>you shouldn't use old versions of software since linux backwards compat is practically non-existent, old windows software via wine is the more logical choice
or, if your hardware allows it,
>use virtual machines with old OSs and treat them as if you had these machines right in front of you, checking out old media there and having fun
Other things
>replicating old windows on linux feels awful and wrong and you should think thrice before listening to anons like >>8086020
>other oldey wms/des that are still supported and aren't hell to configure include windowmaker, trinity, and icewm
>if you happen to own a 4:3 monitor, use it, not nessessary but adds to the immersion
>visit the web less and stick to small websites/blogs/forums/imageboards
>use pale moon as your main browser
>disable cleartype
>use bitmap fonts
Did most of this for years and it was pretty comfy, but ultimately decided to abandon it because to be frank all the tweaking often gave me splitting headaches, I fucking hate modern linux. Right now my setup is Windows 7 + Classic theme + FreeCommander + Pale Moon + old media and it's quite cozy I might say, definetely easier on the brain and brings the same homey feeling

>>8088383
>>8089946

https://youtu.be/g2ZLxtqJuKE

>>8090933
How's Windows 7 working out for you?
Used it for years, only started using 10 in 2024.
Want to go back, but... it seems impossible, now.
How's web browsing, at least?
So much software these days won't work, or just can't be installed anymore, on 7.

>>8090933
>Original Baldur's Gate 1
>Not EE crap
Holy based (I waited 900 seconds to post this)

>>8086020
nah
fvwm95 + xaw95 + xclass and fox toolkit
chicago95 is good as gtk theme though

>>8085820

Look for Windows 98 'Mystery' theme

>>8085820
>get a crt monitor
> https://github.com/dremin/RetroBar
>set it to 95/98
>now change your background

>>8085820
I miss my Win7 high contrast mode... Damn you Steam for making me change to Win10.

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