Mum tries out Windows 1.0 (1985)
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Mum tries out Windows 1.0 (1985)
Season
1
Episode
3
Episode Guide
Mum tries out Windows 1.0 (1985) is the third episode of Season 1 in the OSFirstTimer series.
Description[edit | edit source]
A little while ago I got my mum to try out Windows 8 which she called "Cartoonish", "Childish" and "Like the first version of Windows as if every version ever released has been an improvement on windows 8". Well, I decided to put her theory to the test and actually get her to try out the first version of Microsoft Windows "Windows 1.0" released in 1985.
Lets just say... She partially took back what she said about windows 8 ;)
OS Info[edit | edit source]
Windows 1.0 is an MS-DOS-reliant GUI (Graphical User Interface), which its first version, 1.01, was released in the US on November 25th 1985.
Tasks[edit | edit source]
- What time is it?
- Write and save a text document.
- Have 3 programs running at once.
- Have the clock running along with your other programs.
- Turn off your computer
Diana's Review[edit | edit source]
- She retracted her comment on Windows 8 of her saying it looked like "the first Windows ever" in the previous video, although she did admit that 1.0 was easier to navigate and more logical, even when doing things by accident.
- She preferred Windows 8 over Windows 1.0.
- She believed that the clock should be in the bottom right-hand corner as opposed to there being a giant clock filling the screen. She admitted that Windows 8 was an improvement over 1.0, but she still assured of Windows 8 being a failure, both in looks and ease of use. This time though, she intentionally compared Windows 8 to her (as-of-then current) operating system Windows XP, instead of a version older than it.