(22-06-2017, 02:58 PM)jkl Wrote: 1. Retro computing has no interactive UI except a teletype. Here's my approach:

It's a theme, you can go beyond it, don't limit yourself.
If the contest was simply about reimplementing a vintage machine it would be boring.

(22-06-2017, 02:58 PM)jkl Wrote: 2. venam: Good start for a not-so-retro desktop - but it looks undecided between early-90s Amiga (Worker), 8-bit computing (these colored lines in the top left corner), late-90s Windows (the background image), DOS (the sysinfo in the top right corner) and 2010 (transparent urxvt windows).

You're good, you've hit 90% of them.
The prompt is also DOS.

I've mixed a bunch of different sources.
EDIT: I should have used "fake" transparency but I didn't bother.
EDIT2: Also the WM is UDE which is late 90s, early 2K.