Slack developer Felix Rieseberg has made Windows 95 into an electron app that you can run on macOS, Windows, and Linux. The source code and app installers are available on GitHub.According to The Verge, 'apps like Wordpad, phone dialer, MS Paint, and Minesweeper all run like you'd expect,' but 'Internet Explorer isn't fully functional as it simply refused to load pages.' To get Windows 95 running on other platforms, Rieseberg put Windows 95 into an Electron app, a popular cross-platform development framework that uses web technologies. As noted by The Verge, within the app it’s easy to run the Windows 95 versions of WordPad, MS Paint, and Minesweeper. How To Run Windows 95 As An App On Mac, Windows 10 Or Linux By Oliver Haslam| August 24th, 2018 There are few redeeming features for Electron, the framework that many apps are now developed on, but one of them is this new development which allows Windows 95 to be run as an app on macOS, Windows, and even Linux. Felix Rieseberg, a developer for Slack, has created a Windows 95 environment in an Electron app that can run on the aforementioned operating systems.
Take a trip down memory lane by loading up Windows 95 on your Mac. Play classic Solitaire and Minesweeper, and soak up the experience once enjoyed by nearly 70 percent of computer owners in the late ’90s.
It’s easier than ever, thanks to a new app built by Slack developer Felix Rieseberg.
Windows 95 App
Windows 95 is available on just about anything these days. We’ve seen it running on iPhone, iPad, Android Wear, and even Apple Watch. Look hard enough and you’ll probably find a Windows 95 port for your smart fridge.
But very little effort is required to revisit Windows 95 on Mac, Windows, or Linux.
Windows 95 returns as an app
Rieseberg has put together an app that makes it easy to enjoy Windows 95 — and all the software that came with it — right on your desktop. Who can write an app for me. It’s free and weighs in at just 129MB, and it requires very few system resources to run smoothly.
The app lets you play around in applications like Wordpad or MS Paint, and play games like Minesweeper. It even comes with Internet Explorer, though you’ll find that it doesn’t really play nicely with today’s websites.
All you need to do to relive the Windows 95 era is download the source code and installer from GitHub. Once it’s installed, it’ll run just like any other app. There’s no need to boot into another operating system, and no need for virtual machines.