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		ComputerGuru on May 17, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: XP.css – Windows XP CSS file and framewor... It’s honestly great - it’s what I was hoping someone would make when the 98.css made it to HN - but does the kerning have to suck? What’s wrong with beautiful typography that’s not constrained by the DPI of the 90s?

freeone3000 on May 17, 2020 | [–]

The kerning is part of the font, which is part of the experience.

yreg on May 17, 2020 | | [–]

This article highlights the importance of the "shitty" typography.

[0] article: https://vistaserv.net/blog/90s-fonts-modern-browsers

[1] discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23129434

behnamoh on May 17, 2020 | [–]

Yes, HN with XP, 98, and old OSX CSS would truly be awesome.

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