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LOOK: Designer creates ‘throwback’ Instagram on Windows 95

/ 03:57 PM August 03, 2016

Imagine snapping photos of posh places and a tall ice-cold coffee using Instagram in the year 1995.

A Russian graphic designer took the selfie craze 20 years ago when people were still tinkering with their bulky desktop powered by the antiquated Windows 95.

Instagram on windows 95

SCREENGRAB from Misha Petrick/behance.net

Misha Petrick, who lives in Moscow, created a project entitled “Instagram for Win95”, which showcases how the popular smartphone app would have looked like in the ’90s.

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SCREENGRAB from behance.net

SCREENGRAB from Misha Petrick/behance.net

Instagram for Win95 on Behance 1

SCREENGRAB from Misha Petrick/behance.net

SCREENGRAB from behance.net

SCREENGRAB from Misha Petrick/behance.net

As noticed, Instagram features would have been limited when viewed on the now-defunct operating system. It has a limited color palette and low-quality, pixelated fonts for every post. Instagram’s main features such as scrolling through its news feed, and notifications are visible on the “throwback” Instagram.  Gianna Francesca Catolico

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