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What's your First O.S to now list
Since Windows XP support is at the under a year mark I was thinking about the different flavors of windows over the years that I've used and invite you to list/share your experiences on the subject.
Let's see:
1994/5 Windows 3.0 w/MS-Dos 5.0 - my first pc, used ibm 80286 with accompanying monitor/printer. My mother bought it for me for $500.
1995 - upgraded the ibm with Windows 3.1. copied the disks from my aunt. I used her pc to copy the 1.44mb disks to 18/20ish 720kb disks cause the ibm's drive could only read 720kb disks
1997 - Windows 95 - First modern pc also first time i got internet. IBM aptiva w/inkjet printer. cost over 2 grand. was a b-day present from my mother.
1999 - windows 98se - upgraded my ibm aptiva along with it's hdd/ram/ and graphics card. Burnt me a copy of a 98se cd I found in my school's computer lab.
2001 - Windows M.E. Came preloaded on a Dell Dimension L800CXE. Downgraded to 98SE within a week cause frankly I liked 98SE better. Bought it for $800. Soon upgraded the graphics card with a Radeon SDR 32mb pci so I could play Quake 3 and Unreal Tournament.
2002 - Windows XP Pro. Snagged a copy from a dude at school. Upgraded the dell. Then used it as my main os when I built my first custom pc to replace the dell in 2003.
2010 - Windows 7 Pro. Felt it was time dump XP cause I knew it'd be a matter of time before Firefox/AVG drops support for xp altogether. plus xp's lack of gpt and advanced 512 sector support would limit hdd upgrades down the line.
Side note: Win 3.x/MS-Dos install - 13-15mb w/all options. Win 95 - 200mb. Win 98SE - 500mb. Win xp - 1.5GB. Win 7 pro. 13-15gb. Makes you think how far or how bloated windows has come don't it?