I feel similar. I still can't say if it's nostalgia, these were the things that equated technology, and newness for a computer / visual fan. At the time I hated the distinction UI / content, and was quickly fascinated by CSS like technology, almost lispish through DHTML. Todays interfaces are either boring, tiring or useless to my eyes today. Even though I applauded every steps. Maybe it's a questoin of age, maybe it is useless. I tend to think that too much energy is directed at aesthetics rather than function, and even when it's aiming at function, it's at the cost of simplicity. I feel very happy in text mode with emacs, or in GUI mode with 90s day UIs (be it Mac, Windows 3 - NT5, or mid Gnome / KDE), special mention to the UX of SGI OS, and some multimedia tools such as Discreet compositing tools, Houdini, Maya, Lightwave, Modo who had a bit of both: cute and blocky.