View Full Version : 25 Year of Windows
Avatard
03-03-2011, 10:28 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPnehDhGa14&feature=player_embedded
Rangerscott
03-03-2011, 10:34 PM
Name: twatface
:lol
Wow, that's pretty impressive.
Particle Man
03-03-2011, 10:42 PM
no mention of the blue screen of death...
Porkchop
03-03-2011, 11:34 PM
That was cool. My first computer experience was with Windows 95. It was neat to see the start up screen again. I remember all of the upgrades to 98, ME, XP, Vista, and 7.
I :lol: so hard when I saw him type twatface....
tallywacker
03-03-2011, 11:56 PM
My first windows was 3.11
Avatard
03-04-2011, 12:30 AM
I started at DOS 4.1
I used to use a simple ASCII/DOS menu system called Direct Access to automate program loading.
Windows 3.1 was widely regarded as the first "usable" Windows build, and the first one I loaded.
Gas Man
03-04-2011, 12:31 AM
Shit I had the 2.9 or some shit. I remember when 3.1 came out and it was like 20 some floppys. I had a copy of it and use to hand it out like candy for people. WOW!
Still waiting for the vid to load at work... 9min vid... should take abt 30 mins to load... SUCK
tallywacker
03-04-2011, 12:34 AM
I started at DOS 4.1
I used to use a simple ASCII/DOS menu system called Direct Access to automate program loading.
Windows 3.1 was widely regarded as the first "usable" Windows build, and the first one I loaded.
Same here
Gas Man
03-04-2011, 12:49 AM
OH snap... I remember all of that... WOW. I had forgotten about most of it. And doom II... wow did I ever waste so much time on that! LOL
Papa_Complex
03-04-2011, 07:42 AM
Interesting. I wonder what they would have seen, in XP, Vista, and 7, if they had just removed the default screen background?
Good move in not even trying ME. It was an absolute piece of shit. I've never seen a single system running it, that didn't have some major issue.
For the record, I've been doing this since DOS 3.1, but worked on versions back to 2.0 ;)
(Spiderman was a better game)
SteveP
03-04-2011, 08:15 AM
3.1 for me too. :rockwoot:
Lamnidae
03-04-2011, 02:13 PM
*wipes away a tear*
That was beautiful....
3.1 for me as well. God I remember the days of ported over Oregon Trail and Number munchers.....
I had a version of Microsoft Flight Simulator that fit on a floppy too....
I can't remember the first version of DOS I used. I was like 7-8 years old when we got our first computer, so I don't really remember it. Whatever was common in 87-89 time frame.
Papa_Complex
03-04-2011, 02:39 PM
3.2 or 3.21, which actually did all of the things that they claimed 3.2 would :lol:
I do remember installing win 3. I was in awe of that shit. Especially because thats the first time I used a mouse.
tommymac
03-04-2011, 03:20 PM
Interesting. I wonder what they would have seen, in XP, Vista, and 7, if they had just removed the default screen background?
Good move in not even trying ME. It was an absolute piece of shit. I've never seen a single system running it, that didn't have some major issue.
For the record, I've been doing this since DOS 3.1, but worked on versions back to 2.0 ;)
(Spiderman was a better game)
I had ME on my old desktop, surprisingly I didnt have any major issues with it.
Interesting. I wonder what they would have seen, in XP, Vista, and 7, if they had just removed the default screen background?
default settings, red was in the title bar of windows and the icons would of had pink around the words. It didn't keep those setting.
Avatard
03-04-2011, 04:36 PM
3.2 or 3.21, which actually did all of the things that they claimed 3.2 would :lol:
I think my system came with 3.2 installed, but also an update to 4, which was the first version I actually began using. I remember actually using DOS Shell in version 4.
My first machine was a 386SX 16Mhz Packard Bell from Sears. 4 Megs of RAM (max upgrade from 2 stock), and an 80 MB HD (optional over 40MB stock). 14" VGA 256 color.
I think my system came with 3.2 installed, but also an update to 4, which was the first version I actually began using. I remember actually using DOS Shell in version 4.
My first machine was a 386SX 16Mhz Packard Bell from Sears. 4 Megs of RAM (max upgrade from 2 stock), and an 80 MB HD (optional over 40MB stock). 14" VGA 256 color.
That was similar to our second computer, a 386 pack bell.
Our first was a tandy. It had it's on tandy version shell.
udman
03-04-2011, 04:46 PM
http://chandrakantha.com/articles/indian_music/filmi_sangeet/media/1982_commodore.jpg
Gas Man
03-04-2011, 05:34 PM
I think my system came with 3.2 installed, but also an update to 4, which was the first version I actually began using. I remember actually using DOS Shell in version 4.
My first machine was a 386SX 16Mhz Packard Bell from Sears. 4 Megs of RAM (max upgrade from 2 stock), and an 80 MB HD (optional over 40MB stock). 14" VGA 256 color.
I'm with trip. That was my second computer. My first was a 286. Had it only for a few months and upgraded to the used 386SX. I remember being upset that I couldn't get the DX version.
I also remember when HD space got "cheap". $1 per 1 meg. LOL
Homeslice
03-04-2011, 05:44 PM
No thanks to Win 7's bloated RAM-sucking. I think I'll stick with XP.
Papa_Complex
03-04-2011, 05:54 PM
No thanks to Win 7's bloated RAM-sucking. I think I'll stick with XP.
If you have 2GB of memory on your system, a reasonable video card, and don't play intensive games, then you would likely be happier with the overall Win7 experience. That's the case for the vast majority of my users, once I've explained a few very simple tricks that they can use in 7.
Lamnidae
03-05-2011, 02:52 AM
I also remember when HD space got "cheap". $1 per 1 meg. LOL
Wow..... what a deal!
If you have 2GB of memory on your system, a reasonable video card, and don't play intensive games, then you would likely be happier with the overall Win7 experience. That's the case for the vast majority of my users, once I've explained a few very simple tricks that they can use in 7.
Word.... Windows Vista was a resource slut, sucking up every bit it could get.... 7 is a much better OS and if you've got relatively decent specs (roll with PC's 2GB ram) you'll be pretty happy/surprised....
But then again, given Slice's response, sounds like he wouldn't give a shit to try anyways. ;)
Gas Man
03-05-2011, 03:27 AM
Yeah but compare it to todays prices.
Lamnidae
03-05-2011, 04:10 AM
Yeah but compare it to todays prices.
???? $1 or less per 10 gigs for your standard home-use disks?
Particle Man
03-05-2011, 07:13 AM
OH snap... I remember all of that... WOW. I had forgotten about most of it. And doom II... wow did I ever waste so much time on that! LOL
I still play it occasionally :lol
Lamnidae
03-05-2011, 08:40 AM
I still play it occasionally :lol
ah the good ol' days.....
Particle Man
03-05-2011, 08:42 AM
ah the good ol' days.....
I have it on my phone
Lamnidae
03-05-2011, 08:45 AM
I have it on my phone
Droid?
Particle Man
03-05-2011, 08:47 AM
iPhone.
Lamnidae
03-05-2011, 08:53 AM
iPhone.
fffffuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!! how did I miss that!
goof2
03-05-2011, 10:50 AM
I played with a couple of computers running early versions of DOS and had an Apple IIc at home when I was young. Except for a few encounters with Mac Classics I didn't really mess with computers again until college and Windows 3.1.
Gas, $1 per meg for hard drives wasn't great but I also remember $50 per kb for RAM. I knew a guy freshman year who sold weed to make enough so he could add 16k of RAM to his computer. Living in the engineering dorm was "different".:lol:
Papa_Complex
03-05-2011, 11:20 AM
And now you can buy an "eco" 2TB hard drive for around $80.00. I'll be buying a RAID-5 NAS enclosure and populating it with those drives to give me a total of 6TB of fail safe backup space, for the storage of my photographs.
Lamnidae
03-05-2011, 11:28 AM
And now you can buy an "eco" 2TB hard drive for around $80.00. I'll be buying a RAID-5 NAS enclosure and populating it with those drives to give me a total of 6TB of fail safe backup space, for the storage of my photographs.
Check the Netgear ReadyNAS series, they've got an interesting way they handle RAID (similar to a NetApp device if you've used 'em before) they're calling X-RAID (and X-RAID2).
Shell for a 6 bay pedestal (on the pro line) is about ~1k and allows for NIC teaming/bridging. Western Digital's got some inexpensive 1.5T Enterprise drives for ~180 on NewEgg too right now.
The 12 shell 2U runs ~5k though.....
Papa_Complex
03-05-2011, 11:39 AM
Check the Netgear ReadyNAS series, they've got an interesting way they handle RAID (similar to a NetApp device if you've used 'em before) they're calling X-RAID (and X-RAID2).
Shell for a 6 bay pedestal (on the pro line) is about ~1k and allows for NIC teaming/bridging. Western Digital's got some inexpensive 1.5T Enterprise drives for ~180 on NewEgg too right now.
The 12 shell 2U runs ~5k though.....
Actually I'm looking at a lower performance solution by Synology. I don't need big performance or the ability to hot swap, and the Synology product has some excellent features.
http://www.synology.com/enu/products/DS411j/index.php
I'm already using one of their 2-disk boxes.
LeeNetworX
03-05-2011, 11:58 AM
First MS DOS I used was 3.x.
First OS I ever used regularly was CP/M on an Osborne 'luggable' suitcase computer like this one. That was around '82 - '83.
Lamnidae
03-05-2011, 12:42 PM
Actually I'm looking at a lower performance solution by Synology. I don't need big performance or the ability to hot swap, and the Synology product has some excellent features.
http://www.synology.com/enu/products/DS411j/index.php
I'm already using one of their 2-disk boxes.
how is the 2 disk chassis?
Avatard
03-05-2011, 12:54 PM
And now you can buy an "eco" 2TB hard drive for around $80.00. I'll be buying a RAID-5 NAS enclosure and populating it with those drives to give me a total of 6TB of fail safe backup space, for the storage of my photographs.
NAS? DROBO! That's what you want.
A buddy of mine has one, it's the shit.
Lamnidae
03-05-2011, 01:16 PM
NAS? DROBO! That's what you want.
A buddy of mine has one, it's the shit.
I've heard good things from Drobo's too (very similar to the ReadyNAS).
Avatard
03-05-2011, 01:23 PM
A five bay DROBO filled with WD Green 2TB spindles is my next computer related purchase.
Papa_Complex
03-05-2011, 02:29 PM
how is the 2 disk chassis?
I've had it for a couple of years now and it's worked essentially flawlessly. I used to use it as a backup web server so that I didn't have to take my page down when doing maintenance, before I went with a more database intensive site build.
It can do drive mirroring, but I prefer to use it as two separate 2TB backup spaces. It isn't what I would call blindingly fast, or anything, but it's an excellent solution for scheduled backups when combined with a piece of software like DirSync.
NAS? DROBO! That's what you want.
A buddy of mine has one, it's the shit.
One of my co-workers has a Drobo unit and is very pleased with it. I considered one, but my previous Synology experience swayed my decision.
Homeslice
03-05-2011, 02:54 PM
Word.... Windows Vista was a resource slut, sucking up every bit it could get.... 7 is a much better OS and if you've got relatively decent specs (roll with PC's 2GB ram) you'll be pretty happy/surprised....
But then again, given Slice's response, sounds like he wouldn't give a shit to try anyways. ;)
Who is using Vista? I don't, and never have. I was talking about XP vs 7, and from everything I've heard, 7 is ten times as much of a "resource slut" than XP ever was. Sure, it's got some cool new visual features, but where I work we're basically on our own as far as support.
Papa_Complex
03-05-2011, 03:05 PM
Who is using Vista? I don't, and never have. I was talking about XP vs 7, and from everything I've heard, 7 is ten times as much of a "resource slut" than XP ever was. Sure, it's got some cool new visual features, but where I work we're basically on our own as far as support.
Win7 has more than just visual improvements. It seems to be better at multitasking and memory management also.
And those visual changes? They actually aid productivity, in many cases. Things like the simple ability to clear your desktop of all but the task at hand, with a simple shake, is very useful to someone like me.
I have heard nothing but good things about DROBOs, a guy I work with has a DROBO setup.
Lamnidae
03-05-2011, 10:50 PM
Win7 has more than just visual improvements. It seems to be better at multitasking and memory management also.
And those visual changes? They actually aid productivity, in many cases. Things like the simple ability to clear your desktop of all but the task at hand, with a simple shake, is very useful to someone like me.
x2
Try it, you just might like it Slice.
back to DROBO's, great stuff's been heard by them, but with what I'm looking to do I think the ReadyNAS is more fitting.
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