Bill Gates admits Control-Alt-Delete was a mistake, blames IBM
Bill Gates admits Control-Alt-Delete was a mistake, blames IBM
Posted: 26 Sep 2013
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has finally admitted that forcing users to press the Control-Alt-Delete key combination to log into a PC was a mistake. In an interview at a Harvard fundraising campaign, Gates discusses his early days building Microsoft and the all-important Control-Alt-Delete decision. If you've used an old version of the software or use Windows at work then you will have experienced the odd requirement. Gates explains the key combination is designed to prevent other apps from faking the login prompt and stealing a password.
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Not the biggest mistake though this takes that crown
lol was that the first version of Aol or AOL 2.5 dang it has been a long time for that Aol /prodigy.net lol
:) Sorry no idea about versions. The graphic has appeared on these forums before. I make no apologies for putting it up again. The irony of the "modern apps" is apparent. The mother of all mistakes
Computer Type: PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number: Self Built with TLC OS: Windows11 Pro CPU: Intel Skt 1200 Comet Lake Core i-7 3.80 GHZ Motherboard: Gigabyte Z590 UD AC Memory: 32GB [4 x 8gb] Crucial Ballistix XMP DDR 4 Graphics Card: ATI [MSI] Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB DDR6 Sound Card: Realtek HD 7.1 Onboard Monitor(s) Displays: iiyama G2730HSU-B1 27" G-Master 75Mhz HD LED Screen Resolution: 1920 X 1080 Keyboard: Havit KB432L blue key mechanical Mouse: Havit KB 432L Programmable PSU: Corsair TX750M Case: Zalman Z9 Plus Cooling: Thermalright True Spirit 120 BW Hard Drives: Samsung EVO 970 NVMe 1TB [Boot drive]
Samsung EVO 850 SSD 500GB
Western Digital DC WD10EFRX-68PJCN0 1TB
Western Digital DC WD1002FBYS-02A6B0 Enterprise 1TB Internet Speed: Fibre To The Home 100Mbps from KCom Browser: Firefox Antivirus: Avast Free Other Info: Logitech C525 HD Webcam
Epson XP-640 Expression-Premium printer with direct CD/DVD printing
Not the biggest mistake though this takes that crown
lol was that the first version of Aol or AOL 2.5 dang it has been a long time for that Aol /prodigy.net lol
:) Sorry no idea about versions. The graphic has appeared on these forums before. I make no apologies for putting it up again. The irony of the "modern apps" is apparent. The mother of all mistakes
That's funny you mentioned that old AOL and how Win 8 looks almost exactly the same hehehe so I guess we have been blind all these years ,it's been there all the time ,Just they decided to bring it back when it was done and forgotten and the interface is totally late 80's early 90's material and that was over 20 something years ago (Face PALM)
I see no problem with what Microsoft borrowed from AOL. I really don't. They took something from the 90s, shined it up, and used it in a different fashion. But I don't believe they have had too many of their own original ideas.
I see no problem with what Microsoft borrowed from AOL. I really don't. They took something from the 90s, shined it up, and used it in a different fashion. But I don't believe they have had too many of their own original ideas.
Hmm, for a second I thought you were talking about 86-Dos.
I see no problem with what Microsoft borrowed from AOL. I really don't. They took something from the 90s, shined it up, and used it in a different fashion. But I don't believe they have had too many of their own original ideas.
After seeing this I think you have gotten it right
Everything we get here or there is a Hashed rebrand with little if any upgraded features
Only real feature 8 gives a user is the touch interface but dabbling with it in stores in such it's the same thing why confuse everyone
I see no problem with what Microsoft borrowed from AOL. I really don't. They took something from the 90s, shined it up, and used it in a different fashion. But I don't believe they have had too many of their own original ideas.
After seeing this I think you have gotten it right
Everything we get here or there is a Hashed rebrand with little if any upgraded features
Only real feature 8 gives a user is the touch interface but dabbling with it in stores in such it's the same thing why confuse everyone
btw I like the Hendrix sig. Other than Miles I'd have to say Hendrix is my all time favorite musician.
Letter for Mr. Bill Gates... :D
Dear Mr. Bill Gates,
We have bought a computer for our home and we have found some
problems, which I want to bring to your notice.
1. There is a button 'start' but there is no 'stop' button. We request you to check this.
2. We find there is 'Run' in the...
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