DemianTH Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 Helluuu everyone. I was born in February 6, 1986, so if anyone cares there it is. So for what reason did I just typed my DOB? Well, cuz I didn't know there was actually a Windows 1.0 until now. I've seen some screenshots... JESUS WINDOWS EXISTED!!!! AND IT STANDS FOR IT'S NAME IN IT'S GUI. Indeed, as you are seeing in this C++ frame thingie right now, back in 1985 Microsoft developed this kind of GUI: a frame with a menu. It was shiz compared to today's Windows XP SP 2, though.It's kernel (if any) was far too weak, obviously. If you hate seeing the Blue Screen Of Death, you must see how many reboots you can get in a day with Win 1.0. Why am I saying this anyway? Like all current OS, Windows 1.0, even MS DOS can crash. This reboot theory is just mere guessing, but I think of this because every Windows version have this flaw; some more often than usual, some have this problem rarely.Taking the cons of Windows 1.0 apart, think of it as gold. You bought Windows in 5" disks (Former Drive B:, since it is EXTREMELY RARE to see a working machine with this drive)... LOTS OF 'EM!!! You installed it (This is kind of an advantage to CPM, since CPM had to boot itself everytime from Drive B. To install CPM was impossible). You worked in a window-based interface... and you shut the system down. BEAUTIFUL! GOLDEN!Anyone that actually HAS Windows 1.0: Keep it. Save it. Worship it.*Ajem* Well. Yeah I got a little excited about Windows 1.0. But I never heard of it, so I felt the urge to write an "article" about it. Hehehe.It would be cool to use it once. It would be hell lots of fun... hahahaha. Kay then. Comment. Speak. Tell us your magical experience with Win 1.0 (if any).DemianTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 I am old enough to have been (un)fortunate to have used the early versions of Windows. Magical experience, it was not. Having been used to programs specifically designed to do one job and not try to be everything to everyone, Windows came as something as a shock.As each new version was put on the market there was a collective sigh of relief in being able to get away from the foibles and idiosyncrasies and move on to the new version. This has continued right up until the introduction of the XP version although, perhaps, to a diminishing extent. The blue screen of death makes less and less of an appearance now which make one think that Gates is getting nearer to a faultless system but, even in its current incarnation, there is a long way to go. Perhaps Gates might consider this in his development. Rather than sticking ever more bits and bobs that only half work, he might wish to make a system where the BSOD is unknown and leave the development of peripheral programs and utilities to other, more competent workers and not beg, borrow and steal parts of their software to shove into Windows and end up with a very poor version of the original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellie2 Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 I found a screenshot :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 Don't think I'll be going back. I started with 98SE, and XP knocks spots off it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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