Screenshots of Old Desktop OSes | Hacker News

Hacker News users discussed screenshots of early desktop operating systems and compared their look and feel.

The thread highlighted systems like Amiga, HP-UX on HP-9000, GNU/Linux, CDE, NeWS, and DECWindows.

Commenters shared memories of features that felt surprisingly advanced, especially the visual polish of some Unix workstations.

People also noted ideas that were ahead of their time, such as linked man pages and other early hypertext-style interactions.