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[TheKrell]

Here's a trip down memory lane for some of us: http://money.cnn.com/gallery/technology/2015/06/22/history-of-windows/index.html?iid=SF_LN

 

[Drucifer]

My first Windows was Windows 286. When they had another for the 386 CPU.

 

[Ilya]

The same here. I believe the first Windows version I actually used was Windows/286 (Windows 2.1 - 2.11). But it wasn't until 3.0-3.1 when it became my primary OS.

 

[Hall]

I remember MS-DOS Shell - I think it looked better than Windows 1.0 ! My first real Windows experience would have been 3.0, then 3.1, and then Windows for Workgroups (I think that's the order). At my previous job, I did encounter a machine running Windows 2.x later on....

 

[navychop]

Yes. 3.11 for networking.

 

[Voyager6]

Ah, the good ole pre-registry days of Windows.

 

[mdram]

what no NT? how dare they

 

[Hall]

Yes, there was (# 4)

 

[mdram]

aah missed it

 

[navychop]

Microsoft Bob is coming back! Clippy told me so!

 

[Ramy]

I first used Windows 3.11 and I still have the 6 3.5" disks.

 

[Magic Static]

I don't think I'm ready for Windows Run Time (Win 10) It won't run 32 bit legacy software

 

[navychop]

You sure about that? That would be a killer for the system.

 

[Magic Static]

I will try it . I have two computers ready for it. But if it doesn't run my HTPC software, that's a stopper.

 

[mdram]

there will be a 32bit version of win10

 

[Hall]

I first used Windows 3.11 and I still have the 6 3.5" disks.

I used to, then remembered I have nothing to read floppy disks, plus, some could call you a hoarder....

I do have the boot disk (3.5") for Redhat 5.0 (from 1995) though. I think I hang on to it more for the uniqueness factor though.

 

[TheKrell]

Young whipper snappers. Don't you remember 5" floppies? They really were floppy, too.

 

[mdram]

it was 5.25" and before that 8"

 

[navychop]

Remember Zenith's attempt to introduce 3" to compete with 3.5"?

 

[bobvick]

Didn't Sony or someone come out with a 3.5" disk that was about 100mb and the drive was backwards compatible with 3.5" 1.44mb disks. Was sort of like a Zip disk?