Visual tour: 25 years of Windows

I can't believe they left Bob out of the visual tour! Anyone else remember Bob?

msBob.jpg
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

W10 Pro desktop, W11 laptop, W11 Pro tablet (...3.7Ghz 8700K i7, i7-11800H, i7-1065G716G desktop, 16G laptop, 4G tabletAMD Radeon RX580, RTX 3060, Intel Iris Plus
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Built desktop, Dell G15 5511 Gaming laptop,MS Surface Pro 7 tablet
OS
W10 Pro desktop, W11 laptop, W11 Pro tablet (all 64-bit)
CPU
3.7Ghz 8700K i7, i7-11800H, i7-1065G7
Motherboard
ASUS TUF Z370-Pro Gaming in desktop
Memory
16G desktop, 16G laptop, 4G tablet
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon RX580, RTX 3060, Intel Iris Plus
Sound Card
High Definition Audio (Built-in to mobo)
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung U32J59 32" (2x), 15.6", 12"
Screen Resolution
3840x2160, 3840x2160, 1920x1080, 2160x1440
Hard Drives
500G SSD for OS; 2T, 10T & 15T HDDs for Data on Desktop, 1TB SSD laptop, 128G SSD tablet.
PSU
Corsair CX 750M
Case
Antec 100
Cooling
CM 212+
Keyboard
IBM Model M - used continuously since 1986
Mouse
Microsoft Pro IntelliMouse
Internet Speed
400M down 8M up
Antivirus
Windows Defender
Browser
FireFox
Other Info
Built my first computer (8Mhz 8088cpu, 640K RAM, 20MB HDD, 2 360K floppy drives) in 1985 and have been building them for myself, relatives and friends ever since.

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

ultimate 64 sp1i5 2500K [email protected]8 gigs GSkill Ripjaws 1600amd hd6950
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
mickey megabyte 1234
OS
ultimate 64 sp1
CPU
i5 2500K [email protected]
Motherboard
MSI P67A-GD53
Memory
8 gigs GSkill Ripjaws 1600
Graphics Card(s)
amd hd6950
Sound Card
creative x-fi gamer
Monitor(s) Displays
samsung 24"
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
ocz vertex 2e 60 gig, samsung f3 1tb, buffalo 2tb ext
PSU
antec 550
Case
antec three hundred
Cooling
i'm a cooling fan
Keyboard
saitek eclipse ii
Mouse
logitech g3
Internet Speed
about 4 Mbps
Other Info
i love win7
Great news post! Thanks, all, for the trip down memory lane.

One of my favorite places to relive old computer memories: Computer Chronicles Archives.

Gates' profile from 1999...

There are many, many more articles from The Computer Chronicles archive. Have fun exploring. :)

For fun, here's a Windows 3.0 walk down memory lane, with apps! :D
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1Core2 Duo4 GBGM965 on-board
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Toshiba L355D
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU
Core2 Duo
Motherboard
Intel
Memory
4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
GM965 on-board
Sound Card
RealTek on-board
Monitor(s) Displays
19"+17"(laptop)
Screen Resolution
1440x900 (x 2)
Hard Drives
500GB Ext. 200GB Internal
PSU
N/A
Case
N/A
Cooling
N/A
Great article, and great to go through the years of Windows. :)
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 UltimateIntel Core Processor 2 Quad Processor Q9400 S...2 GIGNVIDIA Geforce GT230 3D
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavilion pc6000
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate
CPU
Intel Core Processor 2 Quad Processor Q9400 Series
Memory
2 GIG
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA Geforce GT230 3D
Sound Card
Integrated Intel HIgh Definition Audio 5.1 Surround Sound
Monitor(s) Displays
20 Inch 2009F 16:9 HP LCD Monitor
Hard Drives
Primary 320GIG
External 1 500G
External 2 640G
Keyboard
HP USB Keyboard
Mouse
HP USB Mouse
Very cool, its always great to go back and look at how we got to where we are.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate x64AMD Athlon II X4 640 3.0GHz8.0 GB 1600MHz DDR3ATI Radeon HD 5770 x2
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
AMD Athlon II X4 640 3.0GHz
Motherboard
GA-990FXA-UD5
Memory
8.0 GB 1600MHz DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 5770 x2
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer p221w x2
Screen Resolution
1680x1050 x3
Hard Drives
OCZ Agility 3 60gb SSD
(3)Western Digital Caviar Black 7200RPM 500gb
PSU
OCZ Fatal1ty Modular 550w
Case
Antec P180 (with modded wire management)
Cooling
Cooler Master v8
Keyboard
Microsoft Sidewinder x4
Mouse
Logitech Performance MX
Those loosers left out NT 4.0 :huh:
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

10 x64 | 7 x64AMD FX-9590 Vishera 4.7 | i5 Sandy Bridge16 gigs Crucial Ballistix | 8 gigs Adata ddr3...RX-570 4gd5 | Intel HD 3000
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self - Build | Asus K53e Laptop
OS
10 x64 | 7 x64
CPU
AMD FX-9590 Vishera 4.7 | i5 Sandy Bridge
Motherboard
MSI 990 FXA | K53e
Memory
16 gigs Crucial Ballistix | 8 gigs Adata ddr3 1600
Graphics Card(s)
RX-570 4gd5 | Intel HD 3000
Sound Card
Realtek HD OnBoard Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung 22" & 37" Toshiba | 15.6
Hard Drives
ADATA 240 ssd & 750 Caviar Black 7200 sata | 250 840 EVO ssd & samsung ssd
PSU
Thermaltake 700 | 65w
Case
CoolMaster Centurion 534+
Cooling
Corsair H60
Keyboard
Rosewill RK-800G PS/2 Gaming Keyboard | Asus Chiclet
Mouse
Ventus | MS w/side buttons
Internet Speed
RoadRunner
Other Info
I hate the smell of friggin corn chip butt breath snacks.
hey, I also stilll have my first processor: Intel Pentium. Only thing diferent was that I have an engineering sample. I cant upload a pic right now, but mine is very similar to this one:
blue-nut.com
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64AMD A6-3420M APU4.0 Gb DDR3 838 MHzAMD Radeon HD 6520G
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavilion g7-1350dx
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64
CPU
AMD A6-3420M APU
Memory
4.0 Gb DDR3 838 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon HD 6520G
Sound Card
IDT HD Audio
Screen Resolution
1600x 900
Hard Drives
500GB Hitachi HTS547550A9E384
I still remeber using Windows 98 and ME very well on my first PC.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Dual-boot: Windows 7 HP 32-bit SP1 & Windows ...AMD Phenom X4 9550 2.8Ghz4.0GB RAM256MB On-board ATI Radeon X1200 Series
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Advent
OS
Dual-boot: Windows 7 HP 32-bit SP1 & Windows XP Pro 32-bit SP2.
CPU
AMD Phenom X4 9550 2.8Ghz
Motherboard
FOXCONN A6VMX (Socket 940)
Memory
4.0GB RAM
Graphics Card(s)
256MB On-board ATI Radeon X1200 Series
Sound Card
UnKnown
Monitor(s) Displays
19" TFT Mointor
Screen Resolution
1400 by 900
Hard Drives
500GB Western Digital WDC
Keyboard
HP Keyboard
Internet Speed
Dial-up via Mobile phone (Three)
Other Info
80GB External Hard-drive.

Also I have an old Windows XP Laptop for backup/occasional use etc.
that would be rather nice as a Power Point presentation for downloading
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Win 7 Pro 64-bitCore i7 860 LGA 11568 GB 1333MHz DDR31GBA TI Radeon 5750
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Mesh XGS Ice 7 LE
OS
Win 7 Pro 64-bit
CPU
Core i7 860 LGA 1156
Motherboard
ASUSP 7P55DL E
Memory
8 GB 1333MHz DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
1GBA TI Radeon 5750
Sound Card
7.1 High Definition onboard 8 channel cinema
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung 22"
Hard Drives
3 X 1.5TB sata2
1 X 2TB sata3
PSU
700W
Case
Mid-tower XGS gaming case
Cooling
Unknown
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