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I've built a virtual museum with nearly every operating system you can think of

https://virtualosmuseum.org/

63•andreww591•46m ago

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a1o•34m ago

Do you have that Windows 3.1 version that came with the Compaq that had the DE that was like a paper folder instead of an empty desktop, and that you could put the icons in the different tabs of the paper folder?

andreww591•25m ago

I don't think I've heard of an alternate shell/launcher like that before. Do you remember what it was called?

Avamander•25m ago

Your comment reminds me of HP's obscure EFI OS called QuickLook. I would guess there's a lot of obscure OSs out there.

simianpirate•7m ago

I believe you are speaking of Tabworks?

AnimalMuppet•30m ago

Wow. That was a bit of nostalgia, just to read some of the names.

juvoly•29m ago

Yeah! Browsing through the screenshots truly feels like watching vintage porn.

newer_vienna•29m ago

Is TempleOS in here?

TheSkyHasEyes•12m ago

https://virtualosmuseum.org/readme/#whats-included

pfcd•17m ago

Also might be of interest: http://www.typewritten.org/

ChrisArchitect•13m ago

Blog post: https://andreww591.blogspot.com/2026/05/ive-released-virtual...

SkiFire13•4m ago

Is there a way to see a list of the operating systems included without having to download and run the tool?

Android Is Compose-First

https://developer.android.com/develop/ui/compose/first

1•flykespice•1m ago•0 comments

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Nice Things for Your Mac

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1•Malfunction92•3m ago•0 comments

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2•niles•5m ago•1 comments

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Dieter Rams documentary streaming free on May 20

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1•josehbez•7m ago•0 comments

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2•indigodaddy•9m ago•0 comments

Ask HN: How do word docs, slides, excel, and PDFs generate value?

1•FailMore•10m ago•0 comments

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2•speckx•11m ago•1 comments

Show HN: Heard Google copied part of our product for IO. Want to show off first

1•echelon•11m ago•0 comments

What gives you the stamina to work on the same product for years?

1•freemh•11m ago•0 comments

An AI announcer mispronounced and skipped names during a graduation

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2•cdrnsf•11m ago•1 comments

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2•hawernawer•13m ago•1 comments

Software Development in the AI Age

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1•wc_nomad•14m ago•0 comments

AI helps topple decades-old geometry problem

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1•chc2889•14m ago•1 comments

Apple is no longer purchasing VARTA batteries from Germany

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1•taubek•14m ago•0 comments

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1•prasanthj•16m ago•0 comments

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1•petethomas•17m ago•0 comments

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2•kashifr•19m ago•1 comments

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7•Iuz•20m ago•2 comments

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1•sparshrestha•20m ago•1 comments

We kept getting different "personalities" from the same cloud VM SKU

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1•gsgreen•21m ago•0 comments

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2•Ghosthx-Code•21m ago•0 comments

PHP RFC: Scope Functions a.k.a. Multiline Short Closures

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1•moebrowne•21m ago•0 comments

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2•fbcouto•23m ago•0 comments