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"If you're trying to change minds and influence people it's probably not a good idea to say that virtually all elected Democrats are liars, but what the hell."
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Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Windows 3.1
1995 - WIN 3.1
Where
were you? Bill Clinton was just getting to know Monica in the
Biblical sense.
Ahhh, the Hot Dog Stand color scheme. Used to change to that whenever someone was foolish enough to leave their computer for more than a minute. WfW v3.11 was my favorite 'cause it was 'networked' and you could play hearts against your coworkers all day long
Hmmmm.....was at my last duty station before retiring...patching together puters for our "in-house" network. Also flying UAV's and playing Simcity!! ... or was it Leisure Suit Larry??
In 1995,I operated my computer from the command line C: prompt which was a much faster way to load programs than the kludgy, memory-eating Windows 3 interface.
Back then Windows was an afterthought mounted on top of DOS. and face it, those 1995 era PC's were really slow and most internet connections were dial-up with no GUI. Remember the command driven Lotus 123 spreadsheet and WordPerfect, the ultimate word processor? Those were the days!
Reading bidders comments on the National Science Foundation RFP (awarded that spring) for effectively privatizing the internet. WFW was already out in version 3.1 at the time.
Where as I? Playing with my Amstrad 64.
ReplyDeleteAhhh, the Hot Dog Stand color scheme. Used to change to that whenever someone was foolish enough to leave their computer for more than a minute. WfW v3.11 was my favorite 'cause it was 'networked' and you could play hearts against your coworkers all day long
ReplyDeleteAnd I was playing with the PIF Editor. Sigh.
ReplyDeletemarcm
Working as an IT contractor at the GM Tech Center in Sterling Heights, MI, comfortably away from the nuclear wastelands of Detroit.
ReplyDeleteMy five year old son came home from kindergarten and reported "I showed Mrs. Northey how to get out of windows."
ReplyDeleteWife & I: " ? " (Okay, first floor classroom, but...)
Son: "Alt-F4!"
Hmmmm.....was at my last duty station before retiring...patching together puters for our "in-house" network. Also flying UAV's and playing Simcity!! ... or was it Leisure Suit Larry??
ReplyDeleteIn 1995,I operated my computer from the command line C: prompt which was a much faster way to load programs than the kludgy, memory-eating Windows 3 interface.
ReplyDeleteBack then Windows was an afterthought mounted on top of DOS. and face it, those 1995 era PC's were really slow and most internet connections were dial-up with no GUI. Remember the command driven Lotus 123 spreadsheet and WordPerfect, the ultimate word processor? Those were the days!
Reading bidders comments on the National Science Foundation RFP (awarded that spring) for effectively privatizing the internet. WFW was already out in version 3.1 at the time.
ReplyDeletePlaying "Captain Comic" instead of working.
ReplyDeleteI was listening to a computer salesman ask me why I "needed" a 500MB hard drive... when I was building databases greater than 2GB with Paradox 4.0.
ReplyDeleteKim