Mac OS 9 Platinum desktop recreated in the browser (wieslawsoltes.github.io)

3 points by wiso 26d ago ↗ HN

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Platinum and the BeOS/Haiku GUI are still my favourites. Imagine being able to distinguish a control from a label. Or not using abstract monochrome icons. Not in 2026 unfortunately.

Now get off my lawn.

InsideOutSanta 25d ago ↗

These two operating systems are genuinely peak OS UI design. A large number of modern UI elements that are visually appealing and clearly identifiable for what they are.

MiroslavPokorny 25d ago ↗

Would be nice to have a splash or something describing the projects and tech behind it.

hyperhello 25d ago ↗

The details of this aren’t Platinum, it’s just colored similarly.