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Flamethrower205   10-14-2001 at 09:04:56 PM

When was the first time windows crashed on you/u messed it up. Mine was when I was about 7 or 8 and I got my comp. I didn't know much about computers then, so I saw the directory windows and went and deleted teh files I didn't like the sound of. hehe.

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Mavicator   10-14-2001 at 09:22:41 PM
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There's no way I could ever remember the first time. Deleting random files would certainly do it though.

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camieabz   10-14-2001 at 10:21:23 PM
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I was trying to load a cassette copy of Paperboy on to my Spectrum Plus. Damn tape copies never worked. At the end of loading it would reset. Ahhh the old days...

Windows: I knew nothing about PC stuff at the time and I did something in DOS with a *.*
My Dad's 486 laptop lost Windows 3.1, and I lost two layers of skin off my hide.

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Flamethrower205   10-14-2001 at 11:51:39 PM
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ROFL.

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Grizely1   10-15-2001 at 12:54:44 AM
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I have absolutely no clue. A long time ago though.

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ejsmith2   10-15-2001 at 05:08:45 AM
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Windows has sucked three holes, sideways, since 3.1.
Not 3.11 for workgroups, just 3.1.

Win2k does ok, for the most part. It would probably be quite a bit more stable if I didn't log in as admin all the time...

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Mavicator   10-15-2001 at 09:01:17 AM
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Why is that? You mess with stuff or logging in as admin can be bad?

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jlbigguy   10-16-2001 at 01:44:21 PM
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It was on a 286 PC, and would crash if I tried to get 3 applications running at the same time. One of the first versions of Windows. Absolutly worthless......

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Grizely1   10-17-2001 at 09:19:48 PM
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we should all just go back to dos..

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Yahiko81   10-17-2001 at 09:24:17 PM
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woooohooo. I loved pixelated dos.

Nice <b><font color=green>Lizards</b></font color=green> <b>crunch</b> Trolls cookies....... :smile: Yummy!! :smile:

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Flamethrower205   10-17-2001 at 09:40:34 PM
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We can ask u to make porn w/ letters for us:)

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Yahiko81   10-17-2001 at 09:52:21 PM
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heheh

Nice <b><font color=green>Lizards</b></font color=green> <b>crunch</b> Trolls cookies....... :smile: Yummy!! :smile:

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jlbigguy   10-18-2001 at 11:32:17 PM
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Actually, there was a DOS text based "Windows" like product that appeared before Microsoft ever mentioned the word Windows. It opened text based windows, and allowed you to run different applications in each window. Now, I don't believe it truly multi-tasked, once a window lost focus the application froze until focus was restored. But, you could do limited copy and paste between the applications.

Wish I could remember its name!

Here is a rumor from that time (about 1984): At one of the large trade shows, this product received much of the attention of the press. When Bill Gates was asked what he thought of the product, he responded "Microsofts Windows program will be 100% graphics oriented", and will be available in 6 months. Rumor is he then commanded that his company actually produce the Windows product, which was conceived there and then. It took about 18 months to bring out the useless Windows 1.0.

Anyone have any FACTS about this?

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ejsmith2   10-19-2001 at 02:35:04 AM
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"we should all just go back to dos.."

I beg to differ with you, sir.


LINUX is <b><font color=red>*NOT*</b></font color=red> Ms-Dos.



On a little side note, the Nintendo64 is much more stable than the afor mentioned Ms-Dos. Or Win98 (Read:Nes98) for that matter...

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Mavicator   10-19-2001 at 11:42:48 PM
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I remember that text windows program. Can't for the life of me remember the name. Almost useful though.

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