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by fancyswimtime 203 days ago
windows xp pre uac was a golden age ;)
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win98 SE
Peak usability by being able to type a url in to the file manager or a local path in to your browser and have it open in the same window.
Same in Nautilus.
and also peak crashibility. con/con, anyone?
I think you're mistaking Windows millennium for Windows 98 SE
I never got into ME. 98SE was my jam.

While we're down this rabbit hole, my favorite bit was wrapping up the versions of windows: CE, ME, and NT: Windows CEMENT.