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Microsoft’s Windows 95 Turns 10 Years Old

by Anton Shilov

[ 08/24/2005 | 09:52 PM ]

Personal computers have been selling for about three decades now, but only ten years ago the PCs became so user friendly that even novice users could utilize them easily. The reason for that was the introduction of the Windows 95, which featured generally similar interface to what is used now with the Windows XP.

Microsoft Windows 95, which was launched on the 24^th of August, 1995, was sold in 19 million copies in the first year, sparked the explosion of the Internet, ignited tremendous growth in PC sales and basically changed the world: today business is impossible without computers and the Web. To celebrate the 10^th anniversary of Windows 95, BetaNews web-site has collected stories from those who where at the launch event of the operating system to experience the event’s first hand, whereas some other web-sites have posted their glances back to mark the date.

• BetaNews: 10 Years On: Windows 95 Remembered.
• eWeek: A Decade Later: Windows 95 Keeps Going… and Going.
• InformationWeek: Microsoft Mum on Windows 95 Tenth Anniversary.