Forget Windows 11 and macOS you can install Windows 95 on a MacBook

Date:
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 11:15:05 +0000

Description:
New version of Windows 95 for macOS and Linux proves science has gone too far.

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MacBooks (along with Windows and Linux PCs) can now get a new operating system, but its probably not the one you were expecting Windows 95 has just risen from the dead in the form of a new app.

As the Betanews website reports , Felix Rieseberg, a Slack developer, has
made a working version of Windows 95 as an Electron app using JavaScript. And with the latest version you can run it on almost any Windows computer, along with macOS-running MacBooks (including M1-powered ones) and Linux devices as well.

The app has been improved so that Windows 95 runs and looks better on the range of hardware. Theres an ARM version available as well, which could lead to an interesting situation where Windows 95 runs better on ARM hardware than Windows 10 or 11 maybe. Analysis: Should you take a step back in time? (Image credit: Future)

While its unlikely that many people will really want to ditch a modern operating system like the upcoming macOS Ventura for an ancient OS like Windows 95 , for those of us old enough to remember the original release, Riesebergs app gives us a relatively easy way to indulge our nostalgia for archaic software.

For many people, myself included, Windows 95 was a landmark release, and the fact that many of the new features it brought after Windows 3.1, such as the taskbar and Start menu, can still be found in Windows 11 almost 30 years
later is a testament to how influential it was.

Ill always think fondly of Windows 95 as my first proper PC (rather than one that belonged to my parents), so I associate the operating system with an exciting period of my life where I was discovering what PCs could do. This coincided with experiencing a golden age of PC games such as Transport
Tycoon, Theme Park, Theme Hospital, Doom II, Quake, Command and Conquer and more not to mention iconic games that came pre-installed such as Ski Free
and Solitaire.

So, Ill definitely be giving this a try. As its an app, its pretty easy to install, and youre running it within your current operating system, so you dont have to mess around with dual booting OSes. Linux support also means I may be able to run Windows 95 on my Steam Deck . What a time to be alive.



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