Diana Adams

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Diana Adams
Overview
Born
(1973-07-07) July 7, 1973 (age 52)[1]
Channel Role
OS Tester

Diana Adams (born July 7, 1973) is the mother of Philip Adams, the creator of the OSFirstTimer YouTube channel, and Jasmine Adams, alongside playing her role as the main operating system tester on OSFirstTimer. She also prominently appears on the TerrifiedMum and OSFT Historic VLogs YouTube channels, both of which were also created by Philip.

Her first YouTube appearance was on November 4, 2012, with the release of the first OSFirstTimer video, "A mother struggles to use Windows 8 for the first time", which would later be renamed to "Mum Tries Out Windows 8 (2012)". The initial goal of her appearance on the channel was to find a suitable replacement for Windows 8 after her negative reaction to the operating system. This goal would later changed to focus on showcasing and exploring various operating systems throughout history instead.[2]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Dubrovnik, Croatia, the birthplace of Diana's mother.

Diana has both Australian and Croatian ancestry, inheriting the latter from her mother who was born in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Her mother appears several times on the "Massive Archive" series on OSFT Historic VLogs in videos ranging from June 2008 to June 2009. Her immediate family, including her mother, father and a brother, have all passed away. She also has a cousin named Zoran, but it is currently unknown whether he is still alive.

During the 1980s, likely in the latter half of the decade, Diana spoke to a host of local Sydney radio station 2UE about astral projection, stating that she is a Catholic and that her religion forbids believing in reincarnation.[3]

She married Ben Adams on October 3rd, 1992, and had two children with him; her son Philip in 1994 and her daughter Jasmine in 2009.

Diana began uploading to her own personal YouTube channel on January 23, 2020, with the release of "Ben and the Black Hen - Tender Moment", which showcases her husband Ben tenderly holding a black hen on the couple's farm.

Computing history[edit | edit source]

Despite her moderate experience with operating systems at the time of OSFirstTimer's inception, both Diana and Philip stressed in early episodes that she considered herself computer-illiterate, an ideology which slowly shifted following her introduction to software outside of the Microsoft Windows family of operating systems.

Tandy TRS-80 and BASIC (c. 1984)[edit | edit source]

A Tandy TRS-80, believed to be Diana's first experience with computers.

Diana's first documented interaction with computers was with a Tandy TRS-80 in 1984, noting that obtaining the machine was a fond childhood memory for her; she would have been 10 or 11 at the time.

That was my actual first computer [...] and I have a really lovely memory of my father taking me out to Dick Smith Electronics in Chatswood and purchasing a TRS-80 computer. And the funny thing was we were tossing up between a Commodore 64 and the TRS-80. We just didn't know which one to get, and we ended up getting the TRS-80. - Diana Adams, 2017

Ironically, Ben would showcase his own Commodore 64 from his childhood in the "Moving from Sydney To Tasmania" vlog on OSFT Historic VLogs. The TRS-80 was Diana's first foray into computer programming where she would use BASIC, a language commonly used amongst competing devices at the time and by Ben on his Commodore 64.

In 1988, Diana spoke to psychic Fiona Macallum[4] wherein she discussed desiring a career in computer programming. She pursued it further as an elective subject in university, but ultimately never reached a career in the field[5].

Toshiba Satellite, Windows XP, and Microsoft Office (Mid-Late 2000s)[edit | edit source]

Diana would return to computers after a prolonged break after becoming an accountant, being introduced to Windows XP and Microsoft Office. As a result, she would subsequently purchase a Toshiba Satellite laptop which was downgraded from Windows Vista to Windows XP; this was a common strategy for PC manufacturers and retailers during 2007-2009 due to complaints about Vista's performance on low-cost PCs.

Creation of OSFirstTimer, Windows 8, introduction to Linux, and Alienware laptop (2012-2017)[edit | edit source]

Diana's first two laptop's as seen in Mum gets an Alienware 14 Laptop (2013).From left: Toshiba Satellite (exhibiting the cropped background glitch), Alienware 14" Laptop.

Diana's first operating system tested on OSFirstTimer was Windows 8, an OS she remained overwhelmingly critical of throughout the history of the channel, eventually declaring it the third-worst operating system she tried during a ranking in December 2012.

Why do they have to keep changing things all the time? You get used to something and then they change it, why? Just improve the current thing instead of changing it. [...] This looks cartoonish, it doesn't even look like an improvement on the last one [...] they should pay people for it. - Diana Adams' initial reaction to Windows 8, 2012

After testing Elementary OS in 2012, Diana had the OS dual-booted on her laptop alongside Windows XP due to its efficiency and speed on older devices.

By 2013, Diana grew frustrated with the Toshiba Satellite's speed and reliability, in addition to concerns with Windows XP losing support the following year. She also stated it had issues with printing, waking from sleep mode, and exhibited a glitch where the desktop background would be cropped off as seen in Mum gets an Alienware 14 Laptop and Mum Tries Out Tails OS 0.2.3. In the former video, it took at least four minutes to boot up and load all startup applications.

In 2013, Diana infamously upgraded to an Alienware 14" laptop as recommended by Philip after declaring the Toshiba Satellite outdated. The switch proved polarising with some declaring it an overkill upgrade, while Philip defended the action, stating that Diana wanted a fast, powerful, future-proof machine.

2-in-1 laptops and switch to smartphones (2017-present)[edit | edit source]

Due to complaints with weight, heat, and battery life, in addition to Ben's MacBook becoming too slow for practical use, she upgraded to a Lenovo Yoga 910 in 2017. The Alienware would then be repurposed to replace her husband's 2009 MacBook. The Alienware was later passed down to their daughter, Jasmine, and then subsequently replaced in 2020 with a custom-built PC. At an unknown point after 2019, Diana upgraded to a Dell XPS 17" 9700 after the Yoga experienced hardware failure, citing that both laptops exhibited the appeal of a touch screen and backlit keyboard[6].

During this time, Diana was seen with an older iPhone model (presumably a hand-me-down from Philip), which would've replaced her old Nokia phone from 2002/2003.

Computers owned
Years of Use Production Year System Operating Systems Used
c. 1984 1977-1981 Tandy TRS-80 Likely TRSDOS
???-2013 2008 Toshiba Satellite Windows XP, Elementary OS
2013-2017 2013 Alienware 14" Laptop Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10
2017-??? 2016[7] Lenovo Yoga 910 Windows 10
??? 2020 Dell XPS 17 9700 ???

Politics[edit | edit source]

Senate candidate for the United Australia Party and anti-vaccine protests (2022)[edit | edit source]

Announcement of the United Australia Party's Tasmanian Senate Team in the 2022 Australian Federal Election, which includes Diana, as seen in The Mercury.

After experiencing an adverse reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine, on January 22, 2022, during the World Wide Rally for Freedom in Hobart, Diana presented a speech expressing discontent with vaccine passports and mask mandates while representing the United Australia Party. Diana claimed the Australian government-mandated lock-downs had negative consequences on childhood development, facilitated widespread fear-mongering, and enforced government coercion.

I want to end fear-mongering, censorship, medical coercion, vaccine passports, vaccine and mask mandates, discrimination and segregation. [...] I've experienced an adverse reaction, and now I have concerns about its safety. I'm concerned about the number of deaths caused by the vaccine, and also the number of adverse reactions. [...] I'm concerned about what effect wearing masks for long periods of time is having on our health. - Diana Adams, 2022

During the 2022 Australian election, Diana ran as a Tasmanian senatorial candidate for the United Australia Party, a far-right political party known for its association with various conspiracy theories and its opposition to LGBTQ rights, immigration, and net zero policies[8][9][10]. Her campaign proved to be strongly controversial with OSFirstTimer's mostly left-leaning audience, which caused videos by Diana that promoted or referenced her campaign to be removed after the election ended. Her associated party, the United Australia Party, won zero seats in Parliament in the 2022 election.

LGBTQ controversies (2024)[edit | edit source]

Ben depicted in cross-dress alongside Diana in the now-controversial Mum Tries Out Google Gemini 2.0 Flash Experimental video.

During OSFirstTimer's return in 2024, viewers noted an increase in negative depictions of transgender people, most notably beginning with the infamous "trans chicken" line in Mum Tries Out Kling AI 1.0 (2024). These political controversies fully resurfaced in December with the release of "Mum Tries Out Google Gemini 2.0 Flash Experimental", wherein Ben is seen cross-dressing while Diana prompts Google Gemini to make assumptions about Ben's gender identity and physical appearance. Despite moderate backlash in the comments of the video and on the r/OSFirstTimer subreddit, this segment of the video was never removed. Instead, Philip opted to change the thumbnail and release a statement on YouTube and Reddit[11]. In a reply to a YouTube comment, he expressed his desire to avoid references to gender identity in his future videos due to the backlash from his audience.[12]

Operating systems tested[edit | edit source]

Includes operating systems used in OSFirstTimer Advanced and software testing episodes.

2012[edit | edit source]

  • Windows 8 (Desktop PC)
  • Ubuntu 12.10
  • Windows 1.01
  • Windows 3.11
  • Microsoft BOB (technically a software overlay)
  • Linux Mint Cinnamon Edition 14
  • Mac OS X 10.2 "Jaguar"
  • Elementary OS Luna Beta 1
  • Kubuntu 12.10
  • Zorin OS 6.1
  • MS-DOS 6.22
  • Joli OS 1.2
  • Fedora 17
  • Windows ME
  • Mac OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion"

2013[edit | edit source]

  • Arch Linux 2012.12.1
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows 7
  • Xubuntu 12.10
  • Mac OS System 1.1
  • Puppy Linux 4.3.1
  • Debian 6.0.6 with Gnome 2
  • NeXTSTEP 3.3
  • OS/2 Warp 4
  • AmigaOS Workbench 1.1
  • Beos 5 Personal Edition
  • Windows Chicago Build 73g
  • Bodhi Linux 2.2.0
  • Cyclon Linux 12.04
  • Windows Longhorn Build 4074
  • iOS 6.1.2 (iPad 2)
  • Windows (Surface Pro)
  • Chromium OS 27.0.1441.1
  • Ubuntu 4.10
  • ReactOS 0.3.14
  • Android 4.2.2
  • Risc OS 3.11
  • MikeOS 4.4
  • CrunchBang Linux 11
  • Unixware 7.1.3
  • Solaris 11.1
  • Rhapsody 5.1
  • Pinguy OS 12.04
  • Tinycore Linux 4.7.7
  • Arch Linux 2013.08.01
  • TempleOS 1.06
  • Ubuntu 13.10
  • Ubuntu Satanic Edition 666.9
  • SkyOS Build 6947
  • USU Linux 8.3

2014[edit | edit source]

  • iOS 7 (iPhone 4)
  • SynmbOS 2.0
  • Visopsys 0.7.3
  • Tails OS 0.2.3
  • Windows 95
  • PC-BSD 10
  • Spatry's Manjaro 0.8.9.1 "Cup of Linux" Edition
  • Windows 10 Build 9841
  • Damn Small Linux 4.4.10

2015[edit | edit source]

  • Windows 8.1
  • Windows 2000
  • Windows XP
  • Windows 95
  • Ubuntu 15.04
  • Pear OS 8

2016[edit | edit source]

  • AmigaOS 3.1
  • Zorin OS 11 Beta
  • Solus 1.1
  • Salix OS 14.0.1 "Ratpoison"
  • Windows 10
  • IRIX 6.5.30
  • Ubuntu 16.10
  • Remix OS 3.0.101

2017[edit | edit source]

  • Windows 10
  • Windows XP
  • TI-99/4a ROM
  • Windows RG (technically a software overlay)
  • Windows Doors (technically a software overlay)
  • Windows 8.1
  • macOS 10.12 "Sierra"
  • macOS 10.12 "Sierra"
  • Windows 93 (technically a a software overlay)
  • Linux Mint 18.1
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows 7
  • MS-DOS 6.22
  • Kolibri OS 0.7.7.0+
  • Hannah Montana Linux 2009
  • Red Hat Linux 5.1
  • Red Star OS 3.0
  • theShell 7.0
  • Tiny Core Linux 4.2

2018[edit | edit source]

  • Arch Linux 4.8.12
  • Windows 95
  • Windows 10
  • Mac OS System 6.0.8
  • Windows XP
  • PC-DOS 2.0
  • Windows 98
  • Tandy Deskmate 3.02
  • Windows 98
  • ColorOS 5.1

2019[edit | edit source]

  • Elementary OS 5
  • MX Linux 19
  • Windows 10

2020[edit | edit source]

  • MS-DOS 6.22

2021[edit | edit source]

  • Windows 10
  • Windows Whistler Build 2419
  • Windows 11 Build 21996.1
  • Windows Vista Build 5219
  • Windows 95
  • Samsung DeX
  • Android 11

2022[edit | edit source]

  • Cutefish Beta 0.8 Debian Edition
  • macOS 12.1 "Monterey"
  • Windows 11

2023[edit | edit source]

  • Windows 11

2024[edit | edit source]

  • Windows 11
  • Newton OS 2.1
  • Windows 2000
  • Garuda Linux
  • Haiku R1 Beta 5
  • Android 15
  • EndevaourOS Neo
  • Windows 7
  • Ubuntu 24.10
  • Windows XP Gold 2016
  • Arix
  • MS-DOS 6.22
  • Kubuntu 24.10

2025[edit | edit source]

  • Windows 1.0 Development Release 5
  • Windows 11
  • Windows XP 19.914 (technically a software overlay)
  • Windows 3.11
  • Windows 8 Build 8102.101
  • Windows XP
  • Linux Mint 22.1 Cinnamon Edition
  • Windows CE 5.0
  • OS/2 1.3

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • Diana currently has chickens (normal and silky ones) as pets. In the past, she had guinea pigs and budgies as pets. They also had mice and sheep, but the mice died in 2019. They also moved the sheep to a different home.
  • In 2024, it was revealed that Diana owns an original painting of two girls collecting sea shells. It is her favorite possession as revealed in an OSFirstTimer video.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ On "Mum tries out Risc OS 3.11", Diana says that she got married in 1992 at the age of 19.
  2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoETlV9Tryw
  3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1qLABIxkeE&pp=0gcJCT8LAYcqIYzv
  4. ↑ misspelling?
  5. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qokbt9apw18
  6. ↑ She spoke about her new laptop in replies to her own comment on MightyEagle73's video where he met Phil and Diana. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm3XircFhk8
  7. ↑ https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2016/08/31/lenovo-announces-convertible-and-detachable-pcs-with-windows-10/
  8. ↑ https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/national-news/heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-clive-palmers-anti-trans-trumpet-of-patriots-party/235638
  9. ↑ https://results.aec.gov.au/27966/Website/SenatePollingPlaceFirstPrefs-27966-8433.htm
  10. ↑ https://www.unitedaustraliaparty.org.au/national_policy/
  11. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/OSFirstTimer/comments/1hg0v4a/comment/m2h4i1n/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
  12. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ICFJqKfnSw&lc=UgzbQyKHVIKw4Aaqme94AaABAg.AC8bDLCzeb8AC8sdb-ZlNP
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