Sinclair-Speccy@fedia.io to Linux@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoCorel Linux 1.1.2, 1999fedia.ioimagemessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up160arrow-down10
arrow-up160arrow-down1imageCorel Linux 1.1.2, 1999fedia.ioSinclair-Speccy@fedia.io to Linux@lemmy.ml · 2 months agomessage-square37fedilink
minus-squarerichardisaguy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agowhy does it look so much like windows
minus-squareSinclair-Speccy@fedia.ioOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months ago@[email protected] It mainly competed against Windows 98 and Windows 2000 by Microsoft so I guess they were trying to jump on the hype with using a similar interface
minus-squaremarkstos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoCorrect. Not just hype but to make it “Like Windows, but free”. Even then it could be themed to a degree and some distros tried to look more like Windows than others.
why does it look so much like windows
looks like old school kde
@[email protected] It mainly competed against Windows 98 and Windows 2000 by Microsoft so I guess they were trying to jump on the hype with using a similar interface
Correct. Not just hype but to make it “Like Windows, but free”.
Even then it could be themed to a degree and some distros tried to look more like Windows than others.