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Windows 95 Turns 15

An anonymous reader writes "15 years ago on this day, Microsoft's then new Windows 95 was released. Among other things it moved users away from the archaic file manager and program manager to Windows explorer and the start menu. Compared to today's 'social desktop,' I'd much rather have the simpler and more sparse (pre-Internet Explorer integrated) Windows Explorer, though I do not like the (lack of) stability that Windows 95 offers. Of course if you were alive then, you've probably seen the commercials." I fondly recall downloading build after build and installing them. But within months of the official release, I switched to Linux.

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  1. Incoming sockpuppet troll odies/sopssa/SquarePixel by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Which sockpuppet will be used to troll this thread?

    Remember it moderators, odies = sopssa = SquarePixel, three sockpuppets, one stupid troll! His posts are simple: repeat ad nauseam what the article posted, add a few 'Captain Obvious' style facts and then add his anti Linux/Google/Apple/USA innuendo. Or it's a simple China or MS apologist post that turns into a straw man, and you guessed it, it's against Linux/Google/Apple/USA.

    Peace out!

  2. Re:I finally could tell my friend to go to hell by dave562 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The gay bars, duh! (I kid, I kid. I have a MBP and I don't swing that way).

  3. Re:I finally could tell my friend to go to hell by oPless · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Oh but you do. I've seen you at the gay bar and I have something to put in you ;)

  4. Re:I finally could tell my friend to go to hell by jbolden · · Score: 0, Offtopic

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