Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Windows 1 ---> 7


This is a video of a user updating through every Windows release. Windows 1, 2, 3, 3.1, 95, 98, 98SE, 2000, XP, Vista, and 7.

This looks like a real consumer friendly design. Windows can be updated to a newer release without having too much trouble. But is this a bad design? Windows keeps getting more and more bloated with each release thanks to its insistence on backwards compatibility. And also on the Windows LNK vulnerability It was discovered in 2010 and it affects Windows from XP to the present 7. XP was 10 years ago! (Yes stop and think about that for a second, feels bad old).

44 comments:

  1. BassislvMarch 16, 2011 at 2:30 PM

    looks interesting, going to watch it at home, my uni blocks youtube -.-

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  2. -inastateofblueMarch 16, 2011 at 4:18 PM

    That was a cool video o_O Ahah I remember when I had Windows 98..

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  3. Found on the Internet TodayMarch 16, 2011 at 6:13 PM

    Video taking forever to load :(

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  4. TyroneMarch 16, 2011 at 7:08 PM

    I just checked that out. It's pretty enlightening. I want reversi now.

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  5. Clarence MillerMarch 16, 2011 at 8:57 PM

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  6. steveMarch 16, 2011 at 10:05 PM

    lmao seriously?! this must have take quite some time @___@,
    10 years man.. i was in highschool :O

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  7. PagoMarch 17, 2011 at 1:38 AM

    Damn did not realize how old Windows XP was! God I'm so old.

    I wish windows would release a light release without all the bloatware for once.

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  8. Patti D.March 17, 2011 at 2:32 AM

    That video was trully aweosme!!!
    What a shame that he had to skip windows millenium.
    I still work with windows 98.

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  9. Football ManiacMarch 17, 2011 at 4:33 AM

    Oh the memories! I started out with Windows 3.1 oder something like that :)

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  10. AnonymousMarch 17, 2011 at 3:12 PM

    super awesome, brought back lots of memories

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  11. Biff TannerMarch 17, 2011 at 3:16 PM

    Lol that's a good one very cool.

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  12. FrenchNeoMarch 17, 2011 at 5:29 PM

    10 years..
    And I don't know what to say about retrocompatibility. If it wasn't here, it would be an international shitstorm..

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  13. ChefJRHMarch 17, 2011 at 5:48 PM

    Wow thats pretty interesting.

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  14. ChuckMarch 17, 2011 at 6:11 PM

    Wow. That was quite impressive. He sounded so gutted that the colour scheme wasn't kept!

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  15. MacAttackMarch 17, 2011 at 6:19 PM

    HAHAHA great video i watched the whole thing =D shame about the colours stopping at XP!

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  16. Jessica ThompsonMarch 17, 2011 at 6:46 PM

    Oh wow it's come a long way!

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  17. 'AuanaMarch 17, 2011 at 7:24 PM

    wow... i started @ Win3.1

    that is nostalgic...

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  18. Justsayin'March 18, 2011 at 4:16 AM

    That does make me feel old. I can't believe an entire decade has already past us by. Good Post.

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  19. obiMarch 18, 2011 at 7:31 AM

    oh 3.1 those were the days ;)

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  20. TasosMarch 18, 2011 at 7:09 PM

    nostalgia! thanks for sharing!

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  21. ExoticBloggerMarch 18, 2011 at 7:50 PM

    wow cool windows history

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  22. Kicking RocksMarch 18, 2011 at 8:10 PM

    wow xp is 10 years old already!!! I still use it!

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  23. Eric PMarch 18, 2011 at 8:59 PM

    I've seen this video - it's great. I agree, Obi. 3.1 was fantastic in its day.

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  24. Nuker ZeroMarch 18, 2011 at 9:33 PM

    i have a bunch of friends doing this. Crazy.

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  25. FrostyMarch 19, 2011 at 12:36 AM

    Wow thats impressive

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  26. AMarch 19, 2011 at 1:11 AM

    That was really really interesting. That was sick.

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  27. Elliot MacLeod-MichaelMarch 19, 2011 at 1:33 AM

    I nostalgia'd hard

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  28. Pappa PüllïMarch 19, 2011 at 3:24 AM

    Seen it already before, quite impressive that if you got the right hardware you can upgrade from every Windows Version that excists

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  29. D22 ZoneMarch 19, 2011 at 4:18 AM

    Love the posts and video! Really enjoyed them! Keep up the great work!

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  30. fabio_2007March 19, 2011 at 4:26 AM

    very interesting video. thanks for sharing

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  31. John A.S.March 19, 2011 at 6:19 AM

    cool history, remember windows 95 like it was yesterday :)
    happy with my mac tho lol
    + follower!

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  32. NoockMarch 19, 2011 at 7:58 AM

    pretty interesting video

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  33. Emp ZehRulezMarch 19, 2011 at 8:17 AM

    i started with 98, but that was cool

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  34. TyrMarch 19, 2011 at 8:27 AM

    Dude I'm terrible with computers, game a headache. Thanks. :/

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  35. CroptimusMarch 19, 2011 at 8:37 AM

    Awesome video :D Nothing will ever beat Windows XP

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  36. LemmiwinksMarch 19, 2011 at 10:39 AM

    great background on this, bro!

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  37. T. BanacekMarch 19, 2011 at 11:29 AM

    I miss 3.1!

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  38. WinstrumentalsMarch 19, 2011 at 3:07 PM

    I had "Windows ME" after 2000
    Too bad Vista and 7 can't run old gamez..

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  39. Ashton ChaseMarch 19, 2011 at 4:02 PM

    I feel old just thinking of 98....

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  40. Something ConcupiscibleMarch 19, 2011 at 6:30 PM

    This takes me back. I just barely jumped into 7.

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  41. VoitMarch 20, 2011 at 4:39 PM

    ms dos was the greatest :) (this is of course a joke, but I honestly never felt such clarity and safety with any windows that I did with dos)

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  42. schultzzMarch 21, 2011 at 6:59 PM

    wow this brings back memories.

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  43. Toast BurntMarch 23, 2011 at 7:22 AM

    VERY awesome post. I'm jealous I didn't find this first. Great job.


    I follow and support those who do likewise.
    toastburnt.blogspot.com

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  44. KillerkoMarch 27, 2011 at 11:41 AM

    aaaw still remember multitasking in DOS.. starting some music .mod then starting autodesk animator with the music still playing in background... good times! :)

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