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SchizoDuckie
Service not available.
dutchbrit
Working here.
smcl
Could you tell us what it is then?
peterfirefly
A Javascript/HTML/CSS/Canvas emulation of a Windows-style user interface looking halfway between Windows 3.0 and Windows 95. Including toys like Virtual Girl and viruses.
danbruc
If you are prepared for some surreal video watching experience with awful video and sound quality you can have a look at [1]. The talk begins about 75 minutes in and the thing boots about 87 minutes in. I warned you!

[1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3glfHZ8WJ8

yala009
Why the startup tone is the same as the PS1 startup tone?
johnchristopher
Ah thanks. I couldn't remember where I heard it before.
werdnapk
Because the PS1 was released just before Windows 95?? Maybe they decided to choose a popular start up tone from that time.
brador
I thought you were kidding:

The PlayStation was launched in Japan on December 3, 1994, North America on September 9, 1995, Europe on September 29, 1995, and Oceania on November 15, 1995.

August 24, 1995 - Windows 95, Release date.

GhotiFish
That was it's startup tone? Oh man, I thought it was being intentionally over the top as a joke.
latch
Screnshot for thos having problems loading it.

http://imgur.com/jTCX320

From playing with it for a few minutes, I assume it's meant as a joke of what Windows 95 would have looked like if it had come out 2 years earlier (very buggy) and it's delivered with humour.

meanJim
Wow I love this so much. The attention to detail is incredible. Unfortunately using hydra.exe forces me to have to refresh but I bet that's probably intended!
ianetaylor
Fwiw, Chicago (what became Windows 95) was originally planned to ship in 93. Yes, we were pretty bad at scheduling back then :)
Alupis
It's better to delay release rather than ship a pre-mature product (cough,windows8,cough)
jesuslop
First time I say OMG in internet! This is hilarious and demential, like a Salvador Dalí visual basic nightmare, bravo! couldn't fire a bsod, what am i doing wrong? wow factor: check. impressive and still laughing at it.
esya
http://www.windows93.net/c/apps.js

Gateway Anti-Virus Alert

This request is blocked by the SonicWALL Gateway Anti-Virus Service. Name: GriYo (Trojan)

This could be a false positive, but thought I'd spread the word, I was wondering why it wasnt loading.. Will have a look at that JS and see if it's trying to leverage some browser exploits somehow.