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Retro Gaming Revival: Classic OSes

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10 retro operating systems you can try out for a shot of nostalgia

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Some of these classic OSes have been either faithfully maintained and modernized somewhat or recreated with the Linux kernel underneath.

SerenityOS is a strange mashup of retro Windows UI simplicity but with a deep open-source philosophy under the hood.

Chicago95 is a deeply customized Linux theme that gives you all the 32 -bit goodness of Win95 while saving you from dial-up tones of a modem connection.

ReactOS is an open-source clone of Windows NT that is fully compatible with any app, driver, and service that also runs on Windows NT .

It's probably the easiest retro-feeling OS to install and use because it feels familiar while offering modern conveniences and stability.

While most modern operating systems are sprawling beasts that eat up disk space, KolibriOS is tiny.

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