OSFirstTimer

YouTube Channel
Created	11/03/2012
Creator	Philip Adams
Participants	Diana Adams, Ben Adams, Jasmine Adams
Subscribers	108K
Views	~26M

OSFirstTimer is a YouTube channel run by Philip Adams. This channel has Philip's family (his mum, dad and younger sister) test out various operating systems. As of October 13th, 2023, OSFirstTimer has reached around 108,000 subscribers.

Initially having started as a series, where five basic tasks were given to complete on various operating systems that were never tested before by his family, the channel has branched out to testing out and reviewing devices, software and games, either by himself or together with his family.

The original aim of OSFirstTimer was to find the best operating system which eventually turned out to be Arch Linux with the KDE desktop environment installed; it was given the unofficial name of 'The Diana Perfect OS' as Diana, Philip's mum, personalized it to her liking. MS-DOS was declared the worst operating system in the 'Top 3 Worst and Best Operating System User Interfaces' video, although Arch Linux, in its base form, was presumably given a similarly low ranking to MS-DOS a few videos later.

After the best and worst operating systems were decided, the channel then solely focused on exploring operating systems in general; this was expanded upon with the OSFirstTimer Advanced series.

Philip took a break from uploading on OSFirstTimer from October 2018 to December 2019 due to renovations in their house in Tasmania. When renovations were completed, Philip uploaded a video on the 9th of December 2019 to explain why he couldn't upload due to VFR (Variable Frame Rate) issues, but was able to later. His Alienware Area 51 PC was replaced by a custom Mwave PC in January 2020 due to the Alienware's failing hardware and it being unable to record the screen. According to the update video addressing said information, Phil said it could take up to 2 months for a new video as his new Mwave machine won't boot every second day and due to Hobart-to-Sydney and Sydney-to-Hobart shipping taking a long time (Sydney is where Mwave is located in).

Cast

• Main OS Tester: Diana Adams
• Additional OS Testers: Ben Adams & Jasmine Adams
• OS Preparer, Host, and Director: Philip Adams

Episode List

Below is a complete list of all episodes on the OSFirstTimer channel. Click on an episode to watch it:

• Mum tries out Windows 8 (2012)
• Mum tries out Ubuntu 12.10 (2012)
• Mum tries out Windows 1.0 (1985)
• Mum tries out Windows 3.11 (1993)
• Mum tries out Microsoft BOB (1995)
• Mum tries out Linux Mint Cinnamon Edition 14 (2012)
• Mum tries out MAC OSX 10.2 Jaguar (2002)
• Mum tries out Elementary OS Luna Beta 1 (2012)
• Mum tries out Kubuntu 12.10 (2012)
• Mum tries out Zorin OS 6.1 (2012)
• Mum tries out MS-DOS 6.22 (1994)
• Mum tries out Joli OS 1.2 (2011)
• Top 3 Worst And Best Operating System User Interfaces (1985-2012)
• Mum tries out Fedora 17 (2012)
• Mum tries out Windows ME (2000) [Prank Included]

The episode list will continue to populate over the coming days. New pages will be made detailing each episode and its contents.

OSFirstTimer Advanced

In 2015, Philip started a series on his channel named OSFirstTimer Advanced where he has Diana complete more complex tasks on certain operating systems throughout history. Initially, videos of that series used the OSFirstTimer Advanced intro as opposed to the original OSFirstTimer intro only used in the videos that follow the 5 basic tasks format. Starting with the video Mum Tries Out Tandy DeskMate 3.02 (1988) though, new videos by the channel include a new, much shorter intro, replacing the intros of both the original OSFirstTimer and OSFirstTimer Advanced series.

Controversy regarding its first intro

Despite popular belief, the initial OSFirstTimer Advanced intro prior to the Tandy DeskMate video was not created by, but only customised by Philip. YouTube user RavenProDesign is the creator, having created it as a free trailer template in 2014. Furthermore, Neosphere, the song used, was published in late 2012 by Jack Trammell, working under the independent music company and record label PositionMusic. Since permission by the company was missing for RavenProDesign to use said song, the song was never allowed to be used and redistributed by the user in any shape or form.

Without prior checking or knowledge of such, Philip used the template and edited it for his Advanced series, not replacing the song. This resulted in Philip having received copyright notices in the form of shared revenue notices with PositionMusic, albeit three and a half years after the publication of the first Advanced episode. That led to the post-upload cutdown of the intro of many Advanced episodes through YouTube's video editor.

That situation, along with the often-joked-about length of the two intros used (being around 15-20 seconds long), is the reason why Philip decided to use a new intro from the Tandy DeskMate video onwards, for both normal and Advanced episodes.

Diana Games Through Time

In 2020, Philip started a series on the channel called "Diana Games Through Time", where Diana would play video games starting in 1978, through to the present time. Each episode would feature Diana playing a video game from that particular year. This series concluded on the 7th of May 2021. Below is a list of all of the current Diana Games Through Time Episodes. Click on one to watch it on YouTube:

• Diana Games Through Time #1 - Adventureland (1978)
• Diana Games Through Time #2 - Lemonade Stand (1979)
• Diana Games Through Time #3 - Space Invaders (1980)
• Diana Games Through Time #4 - Caverns of Mars (1981)
• Diana Games Through Time #5 - Miner 2049er (1982)
• Diana Games Through Time #6 - Rainbow Walker (1983)
• Diana Games Through Time #7 - King's Quest (1984)
• Diana Games Through Time #8 - The Great American Cross Country Road Race (1985)
• Diana Games Through Time #9 - Ghosts'n Goblins (1986)
• Diana Games Through Time #10 - Family Feud (1987)
• Diana Games Through Time #11 - Double Dragon (1988)
• Diana Games Through Time #12 - Hard Drivin' (1989)
• Diana Games Through Time #13 - Prince Of Persia (1990)
• Diana Games Through Time #14 - Great Courts 2 (1991)
• Diana Games Through Time #15 - Wolfenstein 3D (1992)
• Diana Games Through Time #16 - Myst (1993)
• Diana Games Through Time #17 - Quarantine (1994)
• Diana Games Through Time #18 - Phantasmagoria (1995)
• Diana Games Through Time #19 - Tomb Raider (1996)
• Diana Games Through Time #20 - Theme Hospital (1997)
• Diana Games Through Time #21 - Half Life (1998)
• Diana Games Through Time #22 - Age Of Empires 2 (1999)
• Diana Games Through Time #23 - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (2000)
• Diana Games Through Time #24 - The Weakest Link (2001)
• Diana Games Through Time #25 - Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2 (2002)
• Diana Games Through Time #26 - GTA Vice City (2003)
• Diana Games Through Time #27 - Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 (2004)
• Diana Games Through Time #28 - F.E.A.R (2005)
• Diana Games Through Time #29 - Deal or No Deal (2006)
• Diana Games Through Time #30 - Crysis (2007)
• Diana Games Through Time #31 - Spore (2008)
• Diana Games Through Time #32 - The Sims 3 (2009)
• Diana Games Through Time #33 - Cities XL (2010)
• Diana Games Through Time #34 - Driver San Fransisco (2011)
• Diana Games Through Time #35 - Far Cry 3 (2012)
• Diana Games Through Time #36 - Outlast (2013)
• Diana Games Through Time #37 - Assassins Creed Unity (2014)
• Diana Games Through Time #38 - Grand Theft Auto V (2015)
• Diana Games Through Time #39 - Hitman (2016)
• Diana Games Through Time #40 - Outlast 2 (2017)
• Diana Games Through Time #41 - The Crew 2 (2018)
• Diana Games Through Time #42 - Red Dead Redemption 2 (2019)
• Diana Games Through Time #43 - Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)
• Diana Games Through Time #44 (Bonus Episode) - Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 6 (2021)

OSs Tested

Operating systems marked with "Dad tries out" or "Jasmine tries out" were tested by Ben Adams or Jasmine Adams instead of the main tester, Diana Adams.

OSs tested in 2012

• Windows 8 (2012) • OS info & Diana's review
• Ubuntu 12.10 (2012) • OS info & Diana's review
• Windows 1.0 (1985) • OS info & Diana's review
• Windows 3.11 (1993) • OS info & Diana's review
• Microsoft BOB (Shell) (1995) • OS info & Diana's review
• Linux Mint Cinnamon Edition 14 (2012)
• Mac OSX 10.2 Jaguar (2002) • OS info & Diana's review
• Elementary OS Luna Beta 1 (2012)
• Kubuntu 12.10 (2012)
• Zorin OS 6.1 (2012)
• MS-DOS 6.22 (1994)
• Joli OS 1.2 (2011)
• Fedora 17 (2012)
• Windows ME (2000)
• Mac OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion (2012)
• Arch Linux 2012.12.1 (2012)

OSs tested in 2013

• Windows Vista (2007)
• Windows 7 (2009)
• Xubuntu 12.10 (2012)
• Mac OS System 1.1 (1984)
• Puppy Linux 4.3.1 (2009)
• Debian 6.0.6 (Gnome Desktop) (2012)
• NextStep 3.3 (1995)
• OS/2 Warp 4.0 (1996)
• AmigaOS Workbench 1.1 (1985)
• BeOS 5 Personal Edition (2000)
• Windows Chicago Build 73g (1993)
• Bodhi Linux 2.2 (2013)
• Cylon Linux 12.04 (2012)
• Windows Longhorn Build 4074 (2004)
• iOS 6.1.2 on iPad 2 (2013)
• Windows 8 (2012) on Surface Pro (2013)
• Chromium OS 27.0.1.1441.1 (2013)
• Ubuntu 4.10 (2004)
• ReactOS 0.3.14 (2012)
• Android 4.2.2 Jellybean (2013) on Surface Pro (2012)
• RISC OS 3.11 (1992)
• MikeOS 4.4 (2013)
• Crunchbang Linux 11 (2013)
• Unixware 7.1.3 (2003)
• Solaris 11.1 (2012)
• Rhapsody 5.1 (1998)
• Pinguy OS 12.04 (2012)
• Tinycore Linux 4.7.7 (2013)
• TempleOS 1.06 (2013)
• Ubuntu 13.10 (2013)
• Ubuntu Satanic Edition 666.9 (2010)
• SkyOS Build 6947 (2008)

OSs Tested in 2014

• USU Linux 8.3 (2013)
• iOS 7 on iPhone (2013)
• SymbOS 2.0 (2007)
• Visopsys 0.7.3 (2014)
• Tails 0.2.3 + Deepweb (2014)
• Windows 95 (1995) (New recording format with green screen)
• PC-BSD 10 (2014)
• Windows 98 SE (1998) (Dad Tries Out)
• Spatry's Manjaro 0.8.9.1 Cup of Linux Edition (2014)
• Windows 2.10 (1988) (Dad Tries Out)
• Windows 10 Build 9841 (2014)
• Ubuntu 14.10 (2014) (Dad Tries Out)
• Damn Small Linux 4.4.10 (2008)

OSs Tested in 2016

• Amiga OS 3.1 (1993)
• Zorin OS 11 Beta (2016)
• Solus 1.1 (2016)
• Salix OS 14.0.1 - Ratpoison (2013)
• IRIX 6.5.30 (2006)
• 4MLinux 20.0 (2016) (Dad Tries Out)
• Remix OS 3.0.101 (2016)
• Windows XP (2001) (Jasmine Tries Out)

OSs Tested in 2017

• Mac OS Sierra 10.12 (2016)
• Windows 2000 (2000) (Dad Tries Out)
• Windows RG & Windows Doors (Parody Operating Systems)
• Windows 93 (Parody Operating System)
• theShell OS (2017) (Jasmine Tries Out)
• Windows Vista (2007) (Dad Tries Out) (Dad Tries Windows Speech Recognition)
• Kolibri OS 0.7.7.0+ (2017)
• Hannah Montana Linux (2009)
• Red Hat Linux 5.1 (1998)
• Red Star OS 3.0 (Korea) (2010)

OSs Tested in 2018

• Anarchy 1.0.0 (2018)
• Microsoft Office 95 (1995)
• Windows 10 (2018) (Blindfolded with NVDA 2018.1.1)
• Mac OS 8.6 (1999) (Dad Tries Out)
• Friendlyware (Shell) (1983)
• Tandy Deskmate 3.02 (1998)
• ColorOS 5.1 (On OPPO AX5) (2018)

OSs Tested in 2019

• Elementary OS 5 (2018)
• MX Linux 19 (2019)

OSs Tested in 2021

• Mum Tries Out Windows Whistler Build 2419 (2001)
• Mum Tries Out Leaked Windows 11 Build 21996.1 (2021)
• Lirix (2021) (Dad Tries Out)
• Samsung DeX & Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 (2021)

OSs Tested in 2022

• Mum Tries Out Lisa OS 2.0 (1983)
• Mum Tries Out CutefishOS Beta 0.8 - Debian Based (2022)