Bill Gates: Windows 95 Was 'A High Point'

[Brad H]

Here's some shots of it.  I forgot about the guy rappelling down the tower.  Don't think anyone rappelled for Windows 10!

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/this-guy-rappelled-down-the-cn-tower-for-the-launch-of-windows-95

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From: Brad H <vintagecomputer at bettercomputing.net> 
Date: 2016-08-01  5:33 PM  (GMT-08:00) 
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at classiccmp.org> 
Subject: Re: Bill Gates: Windows 95 Was 'A High Point' 


    
Er.. that was.. 'down one side of the CN tower'.. :)


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-------- Original message --------
From: Brad H <vintagecomputer at bettercomputing.net> 
Date: 2016-08-01  5:29 PM  (GMT-08:00) 
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at classiccmp.org> 
Subject: Re: Bill Gates: Windows 95 Was 'A High Point' 


    
I would call Win 95 a high point also.  I lived near Toronto at the time and remember the unfurling of a huge Win 95 banner down one side.  There were events everywhere.  MS was really at their zenith. The excitement around that launch was like nothing since.  I believe I got swept up and installed it immediately but shortly after removed it.  Couldn't get used to the interface.  Eventually for one reason or another I had to and did go back to it.  Wasn't the greatest or most stable OS and was kind of a half breed at that, but man.. what I wouldn't give to feel the anticipation again, the difference between it and DOS.  Nothing released on either PC or Mac has come close.
Brad


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-------- Original message --------
From: Cameron Kaiser <spectre at floodgap.com> 
Date: 2016-08-01  4:25 PM  (GMT-08:00) 
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org 
Subject: Re: Bill Gates: Windows 95 Was 'A High Point' 

> > <https://tech.slashdot.org/story/08/05/28/2214214/bill-gates-windows-95-was-a-high-point>

> http://cdn.cultofmac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/introducing.gif

I have a "Windows '95 = Macintosh '89" pin on my iMac G4, as seen here:
http://www.theapplecollection.com/Collection/pin/PinsBadges.html

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