Miss the old PC days? This website lets you experience Wikipedia like it’s Windows XP

Developer Sami Smith built a browser-based Wikipedia explorer with a Windows XP-style desktop interface.

Articles appear as folders and documents, with desktop icons for categories, media, and geographic browsing.

The design makes Wikipedia’s category structure easier and more playful to explore than search-first navigation.

It taps nostalgia for old-school desktop navigation while highlighting the tradeoff between discovery and fast lookup.