Web tips: Nostalgic time out
The Windows 98 Disk Defrag Simulator brings back the leisurely progressing defragmentation of a rattling hard disk – without any real PC stress!
- Dorothee Wiegand
Your thoughts are spinning wildly and you need a short creative break? In the days of Windows 98, this was the moment to defragment the hard disk: The slow progress of the progress bar gave the user a little time-out and at the same time conveyed the pleasant feeling that something meaningful was happening without his intervention. The Windows 98 Disk Defrag Simulator also allows users of slightly more modern operating systems to enjoy such a meditative moment and even plays the rattling of the hard disk.
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(dwi)
