Teens react to Windows 95

**GPWA Aaron** · 8 March 2016, 9:21 am

Those of us of a certain age may remember these machines and this operating system. The people in this video were born after Windows 95 came along. My how things have changed ...

**RacingJim** · 8 March 2016, 10:40 am

Haha brilliant. My first PC (2000ish) had Windows ME and my God that was awful. I had that many problems I had to go back to Windows 98.

Amazing how long it used to take on AOL dial-up, and then your phone line was taken up so no-one could ring the house.

Windows XP was the real God-send, I still used that on my main PC up until about 18 months ago! So stable and just worked.

**ElaineGardiner** · 8 March 2016, 11:40 am

Jeez, that made me feel old!! Just goes to show how quickly technology has advanced

**Doolally** · 8 March 2016, 1:30 pm

I feel really old now. I remember the time before Windows when working direct in MS-DOS was cutting edge!!!

**sweetbet** · 8 March 2016, 3:05 pm

Reminds me of my high school computer lessons. MS-DOS really turned me off. No wonder I hated computing back then

**potentialeight** · 9 March 2016, 2:14 pm

And now I feel older than dirt.

**Renee** · 9 March 2016, 6:57 pm

Dunno about you guys, but stuff like this makes me appreciate my life a bit more.

When I was a kid, we didn't have phones and tablets etc. We played outside and came home when the street lights were on or when my dad called me from down the street. I feel bad that kids these days don't really do that anymore.

**RacingJim** · 9 March 2016, 8:09 pm

Originally Posted by potentialeight

And now I feel older than dirt.

We're all part of the same compost heap. We're the all singing, all dancing crap of the world.

**matthewt** · 9 March 2016, 10:12 pm

Not having wi-fi is the worst thing that can happen to you, mostly 'cause it's free.

**wonderpunter** · 10 March 2016, 4:33 am

Originally Posted by sweetbet

Reminds me of my high school computer lessons. MS-DOS really turned me off. No wonder I hated computing back then

I started on the BBC Acorn ... a few of my wealthier friends were lucky to get the commodore Amiga.. I had the Amstrad cpc 464 and some poor souls got the 8 colour sprectrum, though it had some great games

**Celebrationbird** · 10 March 2016, 4:55 am

haha that was epic. There is also teens react to altavista

**agsgroup** · 10 March 2016, 6:11 am

Haha, this is great! I remember it.... My dad used to let us have a certain time on the dial up in the evenings - only it was so slow, that you really didn't manage to 'surf' much at all

I also remember the MS DOS PC's.. So ancient now with their dark screens and floppy disks..

These days though, I like to think that i'm fine with going out and not having a Wifi Connection though....

**TraceyL** · 10 March 2016, 8:22 am

LOL, sooo funny! this makes me realise, although making me feel old to, how lucky I am to have lived through and with the development of computers. I think knowing the basics of older computers and programming systems perhaps gives us older guys a bit of an edge! When one of the young girls talked about a floppy she was actually referring to a stiffy hahaha

**FruityJelena** · 10 March 2016, 4:22 pm

What? That's impossible, they are not so small kids.. It looks like a good acting for me.

**Miles_FTA** · 11 March 2016, 3:12 am

Lol yuup im getting Older not wiser mind you .. but ye i also spent most of my days playing outdoors no computer in site

**potentialeight** · 12 March 2016, 4:29 pm

Yeah I'm starting to think it's a crock. They're a bit too old to be reacting like that since a lot of them probably grew up on 98, ME and XP (which aren't all that different).

**Jstarr465** · 26 April 2016, 4:44 am

Theres a computer at my work that still uses Windows ME....awful machine

**canaryjohn** · 26 May 2016, 8:58 am

Haha this is awesome. I actually MISS win95! I remember when I first got it - what a magical time.

**FruityJelena** · 26 May 2016, 9:31 am

Originally Posted by canaryjohn

Haha this is awesome. I actually MISS win95! I remember when I first got it - what a magical time.

Haha, you made me bring back my first PC memories. It was like something sacred for me at that time. I didn't quite know how to use it and what to do with it, but it was so white and I used to just sit beside it and watch and click icons and enjoy discovering.
But, on the other hand when I remember it restarting unexpectedly, reporting bugs and dial-up internet that breaks 5 times per hour... no thanks!

**sampendleton** · 26 May 2016, 11:28 pm

Computer laboratory days.. haha you need to have your own floppy disk, this one is cool!

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