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[Nvyseal]

Windows 95 is a consumer-oriented graphical user interface-based operating system. It was released on August 24, 1995 by Microsoft, and was a significant progression from the company's previous versions of Windows. During development it was referred to by the internal codename Chicago.

Windows 95 was intended to combine the functions of Microsoft's formerly separate MS-DOS and Windows products. It featured significant improvements over the popular Windows 3.1, most visibly the graphical user interface (GUI) whose basic format and structure is still used today in Windows XP. There were also large changes to the underlying workings, including support for 255-character mixed-case long filenames and preemptively multitasked protected-mode 32-bit applications.

Windows 95 followed Windows for Workgroups 3.11 with its lack of support for older, 16-bit x86 processors, thus requiring an Intel 80386 (or compatible) processor running in protected mode.

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[m.oreilly]

happy birthday, and many more

[Roadrunner]

Ah, yes- those were the days.

Though I will never understand why they thought it necessary that we click on the "START" button in order to turn the thing off!

[m.oreilly]

Roadrunner, on Aug 23 2006, 07:30 PM, said:

Though I will never understand why they thought it necessary that we click on the "START" button in order to turn the thing off!

[simon]

I will never understand that my self. but its a habit now and it would mess so many of us if they decided to change it.

and to microsoft again thats 2 in a month

Edited by simon, 24 August 2006 - 05:18 AM.

[Sphere]

Short explanation:
Do you turn the ignition key of a car to turn it off?

So, MS is as logical as a car... though, for some reason, Windows is just as unsafe in the hands of a woman as a car.

[m.oreilly]

Sphere, on Aug 24 2006, 02:12 AM, said:

...Windows is just as unsafe in the hands of a woman as a car.

while i can't go along with your analogy, i love this:

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v441/The...ena1wheel_1.flv
and this:
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v441/The...EyeforanEye.flv

[Roadrunner]

The second one is great- I love the bumper sticker


Also- I don't know if you can relate Windows to a car- for I don't think your car crashes twice a day!!!

[Linoman]

As Roadrunner said Those were the days

Those were the days my friend
We thought they would never end
We would sing and dance

"Sorry guys you get the idea"

[PotatoMan83]

i never really understood, the reason for a start, programs menu......AND desktop icons..If theyre in your menu..WHY COVER THE PICTURE On the desktop..l ol

[chriso_86]

m.oreilly, those were awesome!!!

In vista isn't it not labelled as the start button anymore? I thought it was just a little windows logo now!

[GSG-9]

you are correct Chriso

[chriso_86]

So, I guess it is the last birthday of the start button because it just died!! LOL