In 2021, Anderson described it as “one of the most insane files I ever had to work on”
Also check out the linked gallery showing the WIP versions of the wallpaper!
This is super interesting! For one of my jobs, I ended up having to make the ‘just right’ sized wallpapers for hundreds and hundreds of differently sized screens. It had to fit giant 80+ inch TVS and small tablets, alike, and not have text on it appear ‘blurry’ one any one screen. DPI was super important, as were dimensions.
This file size hits home.
The version featured in Windows 7 Starter was also made by Chuck Anderson and Erik Attkisson, but features a heavily simplified appearance compared to the original; it features fewer blades of grass and lines, while the Windows logo is simply a white-light blue radial gradient as opposed to being colorful.
It also served as Starter’s only wallpaper, and unlike previous Starter SKUs of Windows, it cannot be changed due to internal product policy restrictions.
Imagine using an operating system that treats you as a hostage on your own PC because you gave the company money, but not enough money
There are fewer blades of grass because you’re even less free
TIL there’s a Windows wallpaper wiki!
