{"id":7764,"date":"2015-03-11T10:00:11","date_gmt":"2015-03-11T15:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.nccomputertech.com\/?p=7764"},"modified":"2015-03-11T10:00:11","modified_gmt":"2015-03-11T15:00:11","slug":"meet-windows-93-a-glimpse-at-what-windows-could-have-been-if-bill-gates-loved-lsd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/2015\/03\/11\/meet-windows-93-a-glimpse-at-what-windows-could-have-been-if-bill-gates-loved-lsd\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Windows 93, a glimpse at what Windows could have been if Bill Gates loved LSD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Windows hit another milestone on Friday\u2014just not a version of Windows that Microsoft had anything to do with. Artists Jankenpopp and Zombectro released the final version of Windows 93, a bizarre look at what might have been in the world of Windows if a young Bill Gates imbued a sense of fun (or pharmacology) into Microsoft\u2019s operating system.<\/p>\n<p>Windows 93 is an almost fully-operational version of old-timey Windows that runs in your browser. There\u2019s even a short boot phase where the Windows 93 logo appears followed by the original PlayStation boot sound, because why not?<\/p>\n<p>The project first appeared in October and the artists have been hard at work on it since. Although this appears to be the final version, a pop-up notice in Windows 93 says to expect more updates in the future.<\/p>\n<p>The story behind the story: While Windows 93 is a lot of fun to play with it also reminds us just how much can be done in a browser tab. Windows 93 is very detailed. The Start menu works, programs open in their own Windows, and right-clicking on a program in the taskbar gives you an option to close it. Windows 93 also relies on a bunch of outside projects\u2014as most software does these days\u2014so check out the credits file on the desktop to see all the details.<\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/2894412\/meet-windows-93-a-glimpse-at-what-windows-could-have-been-if-bill-gates-loved-lsd.html\">Meet Windows 93, a glimpse at what Windows could have been if Bill Gates loved LSD | PCWorld<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Windows hit another milestone on Friday\u2014just not a version of Windows that Microsoft had anything to do with. 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