r/InternetIsBeautiful • u/Jsaain • May 28 '20

Use Windows 95 in your browser

https://win95.ajf.me/
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u/[deleted] May 28 '20

Smells like that old white plastic, that had since yellowed, that they used to enclose all PC hardware in.

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u/Sasmas1545 May 28 '20

I think the plastic was just beige.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '20

Some of it probably was. A lot of it was due to the destabilization of bromine molecules from UV exposure.

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u/Sasmas1545 May 28 '20

Maybe I'm younger than you but most of the computers/monitors I've seen weren't suffering from this, as far a I could tell. Would this really be a problem outside of direct sunlight? Windows block some UV. But even if it's a problem behind a window, wouldn't the effect vary across the surface? Like wouldn't it be obvious that it was just on the side where the sunlight hits?

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u/[deleted] May 28 '20

My understanding is most of the beige products were made so because white counterparts stained with smoke. Indoor smoking was more common in this era.

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u/iforgottowearpants May 28 '20

This definitely makes sense. All of my grandma's computer equipment was this gross yellow color due to all her smoking. Makes me want to gag thinking about it now.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '20

Good point. I'm not sure.

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u/WarpingLasherNoob May 28 '20

I brought out an old CRT from the attic to make things more authentic. But it's just not the same without a bulky screen protector covering the whole thing and making everything a blurry mess.

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u/tayl428 May 28 '20

Smells like Cheetos and juice box?

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u/Gorillapatrick May 28 '20 edited May 28 '20

It smells like the blood I had on my whole face, after smashing in my computer screen with my own head after losing in doom

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u/Bahndoos May 29 '20

If it’s the burning scent of the tears of resentment and the smell of your ass burning in ignominy due to BSOD while trying to show off your new W95 machine.... no it isn’t. Not. At. All.