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    Blast from the Past

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by oldgraygeek, Aug 13, 2008.

  1. oldgraygeek

    oldgraygeek Notebook Consultant

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    I just had a close encounter with a Packard Bell running Windows 95, and lived to tell about it.

    I have a home PC repair business, and I answer all the phone calls & do all the work myself. I usually ask how old the computer is before I take a new customer, mainly to screen out the people with WinME or Windows 98. Yesterday, I took a call from a very nice lady who was referred to me by another customer, telling me that she had done "something down near the clock" and her screen was gone. "I can hear the sounds from my fish screen saver, but I can't see it."

    So, I showed up right on time, and she had a Packard Bell with the some kind of Media Command box under the monitor. This thing was running Windows 95. She had mistakenly set the screen resolution higher than the Packard Bell CRT could handle. A quick visit to Safe Mode, and everything was fine.

    Everything worked: it had the factory 16x CD-ROM drive, all the stickers on the front, and those trademark speakers on the side of the display. I should have taken photos!
     
    oldgraygeek, Aug 13, 2008
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  2. Thomas

    Thomas McLovin

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    Wow..that had to be scary..lol
     
    Thomas, Aug 13, 2008
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  3. Jstn7477

    Jstn7477 Sam I Am

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    I have an AST 486 DX2-66 with 48MB of ram, 1GB hard disk, 1MB ATi video card, a parallel port Zip 100 drive and a SCSI 4X CD-ROM. Still runs with 98SE, and is able to play MP3s with WinAmp 1.0 in Mono. Pretty advanced lol.

    -J.B.
     
    Jstn7477, Aug 13, 2008
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  4. Budding

    Budding Notebook Virtuoso

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    Windows 95 was a very nice and intuitive OS when it came out. I'm not surprised people who use their computers for the most basic tasks haven't bothered to upgrade in all these years.
     
    Budding, Aug 13, 2008
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  5. R4000

    R4000 Notebook Virtuoso

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    If I hadn't built a desktop and later ordered a notebook for my aunt, she'd still be using her '97 Gateway 2000(?) running Win 95......
     
    R4000, Aug 13, 2008
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