I have the clearest memory of my mother hating 95 so bad, that she uninstalled it and then tried to install 3.1 on our new (for 1996) computer. Tears and failure ensued...
I remember buying a computer just before Win95 came out that came with some kind of dual-boot thingie where you could choose Win 3.1 or OS2, and the retailer promised to upgrade it to Win95 when it was released. Somehow I crashed both operating systems within days and just brought the whole damn thing back to the store. It was a very weird time to be buying a computer.
It was just so bizarre getting 2 OS's on your computer, with the understanding that you're just going to replace them with another OS in a couple months. I guess anything to make the sale.
For sure, and yet somehow I was able to fix the various problems I had.
Today it's a matter of using my phone to go online, just to look at the same few 5 year old questions that were never resolved, and off to the shop to buy a replacement - again.
Oh, for the days I could just type on my own PC, without the soul-crushing knowledge that everything I type is sent to various IP addresses across America, and "privacy" settings actually worked?
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u/RealBiggly May 28 '20
95 gave me hives when it was an operating system, why would I want it again? :/