20 years of Microsoft Windows

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20 years of Microsoft Windows

Post by +JuggerNaut+ »

yesterday was the 20th anniversary since the launch of Windows 1.0.

for the festivities, here is the man himself, Bill Gates:


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:drool:
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Post by dmmh »

lol
[i]And shepherds we shall be, for thee my Lord for thee, Power hath descended forth from thy hand, that our feet may swiftly carry out thy command, we shall flow a river forth to thee, and teeming with souls shall it ever be. In nomine patris, et fili, et spiritus sancti.[/i]
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Post by dmmh »

theres even a special 20 years windows XP version, limited to 9999 copies :)
[i]And shepherds we shall be, for thee my Lord for thee, Power hath descended forth from thy hand, that our feet may swiftly carry out thy command, we shall flow a river forth to thee, and teeming with souls shall it ever be. In nomine patris, et fili, et spiritus sancti.[/i]
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Post by FragaGeddon »

I see $$ in his eyes.
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Post by Massive Quasars »

happy 20th
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Post by Grandpa Stu »

dear god.
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Post by +JuggerNaut+ »

dmmh wrote:theres even a special 20 years windows XP version, limited to 9999 copies :)
indeed there is, Japan only

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Post by Dr_Watson »

looks at photo's ... *shudder*
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Post by +JuggerNaut+ »

The system requirements for Windows 1.0 were 256KB of RAM, DOS 2.0 and two floppy drives.
\o/
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Post by Grudge »

olol
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Post by Dave »

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
The system requirements for Windows 1.0 were 256KB of RAM, DOS 2.0 and two floppy drives.
\o/
That rules my system out :(
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Post by Grandpa Stu »

fuck me too. only one floppy and no dos.
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I dont hape a floppy drive :(
[i]And shepherds we shall be, for thee my Lord for thee, Power hath descended forth from thy hand, that our feet may swiftly carry out thy command, we shall flow a river forth to thee, and teeming with souls shall it ever be. In nomine patris, et fili, et spiritus sancti.[/i]
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Post by MKJ »

so are they ready to move out of beta phase yet?
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Post by Dr_Watson »

nah... windows will probably still be beta until 2010 or so.
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lol, aren't most of you nutbags using Windows?
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So when will we get a new version of Paint?
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Re: 20 years of Microsoft Windows

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+JuggerNaut+ wrote: Image
too many...sleepless...nights...
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Post by bitWISE »

The one with the thrown floppy weirds me out the most.
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Post by 4days »

bitWISE wrote:The one with the thrown floppy weirds me out the most.
aye, looks like something from those mail-order catalogs grandma's always have.

casual sweater: $30
action slacks: $40
chavscum moccasins: $60
half-asleep "20 years from now i'll be totally fucking minted" expression: models own
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Post by Dr_Watson »

looks more like he's trying to pose for porn to me. *shudder*
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Post by Geebs »

What's with the gangsta hand gesture, too?
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Post by Scarface »

Those pics send the gaydar off the charts
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"Microsoft Windows, fo shizzle"
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