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MPSimmons ◴[08 Dec 25 19:14 UTC] No.46196373[source]▶
PowerToys (https://legacyupdate.net/download-center/powertoys) used to be on my "first software to install" list on a new machine. Between Tweak UI and Deskman, you could _almost_ get a minimal X Windows-like UI. Get those set up and add on LiteStep (http://litestep.net/) and you were pretty much good to go, with the exceptions of the kernel, network stack, and CLI toolset, of course.
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1. piokoch ◴[09 Dec 25 11:24 UTC] No.46203660[source]▶
http://litestep.net/ - worth to go and check this website. This is internet we used to have. Simple page, no crap, JS, etc., loads immediately and then stays in the cache.

Download link starts... download, instead of showing some "engagement" screens, asking for email, login with whatever account in the social media one has. If we wanted to discuss this software, well, there was a forum for this. No need to create account in Discord, Twitter, Facebook, and so on.

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2. c0balt ◴[09 Dec 25 17:24 UTC] No.46207708[source]▶
Also doesn't scale on my mobile screen and the headings on the right are almost unreadable due to low font size. Missing HTTPS is a also a nit.

Could probably be all done with CSS but wasn't done for a long time