Miss the old PC days? This website lets you experience Wikipedia like it’s Windows XP
A new website allows users to explore Wikipedia in a nostalgic Windows XP interface. Developed by Sami Smith, it transforms Wikipedia's categories into folders and articles into documents. This playful design offers a unique alternative to traditional web browsing experiences.
- ▪The website mimics the look and feel of Windows XP, appealing to users who miss that era.
- ▪It turns Wikipedia categories into folders and articles into documents for easier navigation.
- ▪The project is described as playful and slightly inefficient, contrasting with modern AI search tools.
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Wikipedia has an unofficial new front door, and it looks like a desktop from a very specific era of family PCs, school labs, and chunky blue title bars. Developer Sami Smith has built a browser-based Windows XP Wikipedia explorer that turns categories into folders and articles into documents. It’s playful, slightly inefficient, and more interesting than another AI search box bolted onto the web. Recommended Videos (function(){let containerEl=document.getElementById('dt-cnx-container-6a0af0f0448dc');const deletePlayer=()=>{if(containerEl){containerEl.remove();containerEl=null}};if(!window.DT_RELATED_PLAYER_PROVIDER){deletePlayer();return} const iasAnId=decodeURIComponent('927851');if(!window.dtCNXReady){const loadIAS=()=>{return new Promise((resolve)=>{const…
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