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Windows 3.1 included a red and yellow 'Hot Dog Stand' color scheme so garish it was long assumed to be a joke, so I tracked down Microsoft's original UI designer to get the true story (www.pcgamer.com)

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[–] paddythegeek@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

From the article:

“I do remember some discussion about whether we should include it, and some snarky laughter. But it was not intended as a joke. It was not inspired by any hot dog stands, and it was not included as an example of a bad interface—although it was one. It was just a garish choice, in case somebody out there liked ugly bright red and yellow.”

[–] koavf@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago

And that someone was me.