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Windows96.net

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Windows operating system parody
This article is about the browser-based parody web OS. For the Microsoft codename sometimes nicknamed "Windows 96", see Windows Nashville.
"Mikesoft: Windows 96" redirects here. For Windows 96, see Windows (disambiguation).
Windows96.net
Type of site
Browser-based "web OS" / web desktop (parody)
URLhttps://windows96.net/
Launched2019[1]

Windows96.net (also known as Windows 96) is a browser-based parody of a Microsoft Windows–style operating system presented as a web desktop.[2] It imagines a fictional Windows release between Windows 95 and Windows 98.[2] [1]

Functionality

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The site includes a live chat program for users currently online.[2] [3] A package manager allows one-click installation of programs, including the shareware version of Doom and a Half-Life demo.[2] [1]

GIGAZINE described the project as created using browser technologies such as HTML5, CSS, JavaScript and WebAssembly, and noted that some applications are unimplemented.[4]

Reception

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PC Gamer described Windows96.net as "surprisingly fleshed out" for a browser-based parody OS.[2] FAZ characterised it as a functional homage to early Windows releases and highlighted features such as a live chat and the ability to load games like Doom.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Windows 95と98の間にOSがリリースされていたら?...「Windows96.net」が開発中". 電ファミニコゲーマー (in Japanese). 2021年08月03日. Retrieved 2026年02月26日.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Fenlon, Wes (2021年08月02日). "Windows 96 is a throwback to classic Windows that runs entirely in the browser". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2026年02月26日.
  3. 1 2 "Zurück in die Zukunft". FAZ.NET (in German). 2021年08月15日. Retrieved 2026年02月26日.
  4. "「Windows 96」が登場、往年の名OSを彷彿とさせる架空のWindowsにブラウザからアクセス可能". GIGAZINE (in Japanese). 2021年07月28日. Retrieved 2026年02月26日.
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