**ＶＧＡｄｒｅａｍｓ** @vga_dreams · 2018-06-10T05:02:50Z

ＶＧＡｄｒｅａｍｓ @vga_dreams

ＶＧＡｄｒｅａｍｓ @vga_dreams

Desktop Themes, Windows 98SE

Jun 10, 2018, 05:02 · Web · 13 · 22

**ＶＧＡｄｒｅａｍｓ** @vga_dreams · Jun 10, 2018, 05:03

**ＶＧＡｄｒｅａｍｓ** @vga_dreams · Jun 10, 2018, 05:03

they blinded me with science

**Kit Redgrave 🕯** @KitRedgrave · Jun 10, 2018, 05:05

**Kit Redgrave 🕯** @KitRedgrave · Jun 10, 2018, 05:05

@vga_dreams 256 colors really doesn't look half-bad!

**ＶＧＡｄｒｅａｍｓ** @vga_dreams · Jun 10, 2018, 05:13

**ＶＧＡｄｒｅａｍｓ** @vga_dreams · Jun 10, 2018, 05:13

@KitRedgrave dithering is pretty cool and looks great with the softness inherent with CRT monitors of the era

**Sylvhem** @Sylvhem@eldritch.cafe · Jun 10, 2018, 05:09

**Sylvhem** @Sylvhem@eldritch.cafe · Jun 10, 2018, 05:09

@vga_dreams I really loved Windows 98 themes. I remember that, when I received my first computer, who was running under Windows XP, I was really disappointed to not find something like that on it.

**ＶＧＡｄｒｅａｍｓ** @vga_dreams · Jun 10, 2018, 05:17

**ＶＧＡｄｒｅａｍｓ** @vga_dreams · Jun 10, 2018, 05:17

@Sylvhem I'm guessing it was seen as more of a frivolous thing as XP included a fancy redesign

**bhtooefr (copper-doped zinc sulfide aspect)** @bhtooefr@cathoderay.tube · Jun 10, 2018, 09:22

**bhtooefr (copper-doped zinc sulfide aspect)** @bhtooefr@cathoderay.tube · Jun 10, 2018, 09:22

@vga_dreams @Sylvhem XP still supported the old 95 Plus!/98/2000/Me-style themes, though, they just changed the UI for them drastically (because of the uxtheme engine, and there being themes that weren't based on Classic).

**ＶＧＡｄｒｅａｍｓ** @vga_dreams · Jun 10, 2018, 05:23

**ＶＧＡｄｒｅａｍｓ** @vga_dreams · Jun 10, 2018, 05:23

@Sylvhem also, it seems a bit of a shame that watercolor wasn't chosen over luna, it felt like a way better attempt to take notes from Apple's Aqua UI https://www.betaarchive.com/wiki/index.php?title=Windows:Whistler:2296.beta1.001024-1157

**Sylvhem** @Sylvhem@eldritch.cafe · Jun 10, 2018, 05:31

**Sylvhem** @Sylvhem@eldritch.cafe · Jun 10, 2018, 05:31

@vga_dreams Oh, I didn't know about Watercolor. Looks nice.
To be fair, I really liked Luna too.

**bhtooefr (copper-doped zinc sulfide aspect)** @bhtooefr@cathoderay.tube · Jun 10, 2018, 09:24

**bhtooefr (copper-doped zinc sulfide aspect)** @bhtooefr@cathoderay.tube · Jun 10, 2018, 09:24

@vga_dreams @Sylvhem I feel like Watercolor was really doing its own thing, taking notes from the "webby" design language that was creeping in with the Windows 98 and the Windows 2000/Me design changes, rather than anything related to Aqua.

Of course, it wasn't actually properly "designed" - it was merely a theme to stress-test uxtheme.dll. But it still looked far better than Luna to me...

**maleghast** @maleghast@kitty.town · Jun 10, 2018, 09:37

**maleghast** @maleghast@kitty.town · Jun 10, 2018, 09:37

@vga_dreams Gosh, I remember that all too well, along with needing to reinstall the OS every 4-6 months!

**vascorsd** @vascorsd@mastodon.social · Jun 11, 2018, 03:30

**vascorsd** @vascorsd@mastodon.social · Jun 11, 2018, 03:30

@vga_dreams Many hours were spend altering the themes. also there was some kind of software to create themes visually... too much wasted time xD.