Windows got 25 years old

Posted by Renna at 11/21/2010 02:13:00 PM

Windows 1.0 hit the shelves in 20th of November in 1985, 25 years from now.
Through the years, there have been found quite a bit of fun or less-known facts or easter-eggs, for example:

• You cannot create a folder named "Con" (without the quotes). Right-click in any folder or Desktop, choose new->folder and try to name it so. As soon as you refresh, or navigate back to it, then it's "New Folder" again*
• A text file made with Notepad, with the following content : “Bush hid the facts” (without quotes) won’t display the actual text after you've saved it and exited the Notepad*
• The Blue Screen of Death (sometimes called “bluescreen”, “stop error” or just “BSoD”) is a popular name for the screen displayed by Microsoft’s Windows operating system when it cannot or is in danger of being unable to recover from a system error. The term blue screen of death was coined by Erik Noyes while he worked for Charles Schwab and Co., Inc.’s technical support for the Electronic Service Delivery division in early 1991. Erik coined this phrase and shared it with customers and his co-workers. Soon, it became a standard phrase in Windows terminology.
• These are the canceled versions of Windows:

1. 1996 May 3 – Windows Nashville (windows 96)
2. 1997-1998 – Cairo (a “true object-oriented OS”) planned after Windows NT; if released would be similar to DesktopX (but at a lower level)
3. 1999 December – Windows Neptune (Windows neptune is a version of microsoft windows that was planned to be the home consumer edition of windows…) was sent out to betatesters but was never released, it should have been successor to Windows 2000.

* Can be fixed in XP SP3 or Vista/7
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But now, think of it: 25 years. People have withstood Windows Errors, BSoD-s and hanging for twenty five years. What does it say? People love Windows. Or Microsoft just has helluva ad campaign. :)