TEENS REACT TO WINDOWS 95
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN uses it as a light reference for how old software looks to a new generation, often as a half-joke.
What it is
A REACT episode where teenagers try Windows 95 for the first time and react to the retro interface and technology.
Recommended by 0 HN commenters across 0 different months, 2016 to 2020.
What Hacker News said
Cites finchisko · 2017-11 · on “Almost everything on computers is perceptually slower than it was in 1983”
I think what guy is actually experiencing strong feeling of nostalgia for older times. And I understand that. I see it on myself more and more with coming years too. We were simply born in some era, which holds strong memories in us. We hold sentiment to old things (programs), because somehow they're connected with best memories from time we were much younger. And the best memories are usually bounded to age around 20 - 30. Ask senior to tell you a story from his time and there is high probability that the story will be from their younger times, than from older ones. My point is, that maybe todays software is not all that bad. We just don't feel the same needs as 20 year old guy somewhere at
Cites Gravityloss · 2020-04 · on “Internet Explorer Is Evil (2002)”
It was such a powerful generational phenomenon that kids have heard of it even if they have no direct experience: [this video]