Originally posted by darmstadt
View Post
- Visitors can check out the Forum FAQ by clicking this link. You have to register before you can post: click the REGISTER link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. View our Forum Privacy Policy.
- Want to receive the latest contracting news and advice straight to your inbox? Sign up to the ContractorUK newsletter here. Every sign up will also be entered into a draw to WIN £100 Amazon vouchers!
Windows 95 launched 25 years ago today.
Collapse
X
-
-
MVS - big endian, EBCDICOriginally posted by Paddy View PostYes, if my memory serves me correctly it relied on MVS as the core. There were other interesting snippets such as having to get the letters IBM into the BIOS without infringing patents etc. O' for the good old days.
Intel - little endian
OS/2 - ascii“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
-
FOBR14Originally posted by jainnode View PostFOLHH“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
-
-
I always thought MS Win OS's went on a theme:
3.11 Okay
95 pants
98 SE Decent
ME Crap
XP Okay
Vista awful
7 Goodish
8 Pants again
8.1 Slightly less pants Start screen is back!
10 Decent as long as you don't run updates until you have updated all the drivers and your laptop charger is plugged in.
qhHe had a negative bluety on a quackhandle and was quadraspazzed on a lifeglug.
I look forward to your all knowing and likely sarcastic and unhelpful reply.
Comment
-
7 and 10 for me.Originally posted by quackhandle View PostI always thought MS Win OS's went on a theme:
3.11 Okay
95 pants
98 SE Decent
ME Crap
XP Okay
Vista awful
7 Goodish
8 Pants again
8.1 Slightly less pants Start screen is back!
10 Decent as long as you don't run updates until you have updated all the drivers and your laptop charger is plugged in.
qhComment
-
- Originally posted by quackhandle View PostI always thought MS Win OS's went on a theme:
Originally posted by quackhandle View Post
3.11 Okay
95 pants
98 SE Decent
ME Crap
XP Okay
Vista awful
7 Goodish
8 Pants again
8.1 Slightly less pants Start screen is back!
10 Decent as long as you don't run updates until you have updated all the drivers and your laptop charger is plugged in.
qh
1-3.0 stayed up as long as NLyUK's pants.
3.1 yes it lasts a day mostly.
3.11 (Windows for Crashgroups) ok for a day or two if you don't push it or have odd drivers.
95 - ME (Windows Multiple exceptions) = 3.11 ++
2000 - yes that lasts a week before reboot for an ordinary user. Corporations loved it.
XP fast more secure and lasted a week or two between reboots. Ditto
Vista - skip.
7 - what vista should have been.
8 - too early, too far.
8.1 - what 8 should have been.
10 - properly managed normal user reboots once a month for updates.Comment
-
-
You're welcome.Originally posted by quackhandle View PostI always thought MS Win OS's went on a theme:
Divorced
Beheaded
Divorced
Beheaded
Divorced
Disemboweled
Divorced
Beheaded
Beheaded
Survived
qhComment
-
True UK Techies did OS1.2 -> CPN -> Arthur -> RiscOS
If you wanted to run any of the inferior OS's you could on RiscOS.Comment
- Home
- News & Features
- First Timers
- IR35 / S660 / BN66
- Employee Benefit Trusts
- Agency Workers Regulations
- MSC Legislation
- Limited Companies
- Dividends
- Umbrella Company
- VAT / Flat Rate VAT
- Job News & Guides
- Money News & Guides
- Guide to Contracts
- Successful Contracting
- Contracting Overseas
- Contractor Calculators
- MVL
- Contractor Expenses
Advertisers
Contractor Services
CUK News
- Umbrella, PEO/GPP, or salaried EOR. Which is up 153% in 2026? Today 08:43
- Outside IR35 isn’t making a comeback in 2026/27 — it’s something more complex Yesterday 04:55
- Why contractors keep putting off their pension (and why I'm one of them) Aug 4 02:43
- HMRC loan charge settlement offer: 3 things to check before you sign Aug 3 07:41
- HMRC standstill agreements extended to 72 months: why the term's doubled, and what to check before signing Jul 31 05:53
- Who owns the loans? Inside the mystery of the loan charge recall scandal Jul 30 06:20
- Umbrella company winding-up petitions in 2026: the practical guide for contractors Jul 29 05:29
- Payments on Account deadline: what contractors must do before July 31st — maybe for the final few times Jul 28 08:01
- Andy Burnham's first 100 days: five things contractors need from the new PM Jul 27 00:53
- Starmer vs Burnham on housing: What their rival plans mean for your contractor mortgage Jul 22 00:59

Comment