OSFirstTimer

YouTube Channel
Created	11/03/2012
Creator	Philip Adams
Participants	Diana Adams, Ben Adams, Jasmine Adams
Subscribers	100.0k
Views	21,595,391

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 January 8th, 2020, OSFirstTimer has reached the milestone of 100 thousand subscribers.

In every episode, five basic tasks are given to complete on these operating systems.

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.

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.

Renovations were completed and Phil 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 upgraded to a Mwave Custom PC in January 2020 due to the Area 51'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).

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. Most videos now use the OSFirstTimer Advanced intro as opposed to the original OSFirstTimer intro that is only used in videos that follow the 5 basic tasks format.

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. 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)

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)