How long has it been since XP came out?

2002, I think. Most of their previous verisons came out on a two to three year cycle. Vista is overdue, even if you count 2003 Server.

Wikipedia, bless its soul, has entries for MacOS, Windows and Photoshop that detail the version releases and dates. That has been such a godsend in my work.

[link]

Huh. I had no idea Wikipedia had that much computer info.

They even have a big entry for 'DLL hell': [link]

I was so glad the day I discovered those entries. The forerunners at my soon-to-be-ex-place of employ were TERRIBLE at noting what version of an app a book was made for (if the app wasn't in the title of the book by version). They stupidly assumed that 6 years later people would remember... I did a lot of cross-referencing with the help of Wikipedia.

If Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were alive today, their infamous sketch, "Who's on First?" might have turned out something like this:

COSTELLO CALLS TO BUY A COMPUTER FROM ABBOTT

ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?

COSTELLO: Thanks. I'm setting up an office in my den and I'm thinking about buying a computer.

ABBOTT: Mac?

COSTELLO: No, the name's Lou.

ABBOTT: Your computer?

COSTELLO: I don't own a computer. I want to buy one.

ABBOTT: Mac?

COSTELLO: I told you, my name's Lou.

ABBOTT: What about Windows?

COSTELLO: Why? Will it get stuffy in here?

ABBOTT: Do you want a computer with Windows?

COSTELLO: I don't know. What will I see when I look at the windows?

ABBOTT: Wallpaper.

COSTELLO: Never mind the windows. I need a computer and software.

ABBOTT: Software for Windows?

COSTELLO: No. On the computer! I need something I can use to write proposals, track expenses and run my business. What do you have?

ABBOTT: Office.

COSTELLO: Yeah, for my office. Can you recommend anything?

ABBOTT: I just did.

COSTELLO: You just did what?

ABBOTT: Recommend something.

COSTELLO: You recommended something?

ABBOTT: Yes.

COSTELLO: For my office?

ABBOTT: Yes.

COSTELLO: OK, what did you recommend for my office?

ABBOTT: Office. COSTELLO: Yes, for my office!

ABBOTT: I recommend Office with Windows.

COSTELLO: I already have an office with windows! OK, let's just say I'm sitting at my computer and I want to type a proposal. What do I need?

ABBOTT: Word.

COSTELLO: What word?

ABBOTT: Word in Office.

COSTELLO: The only word in office is office.

ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows.

COSTELLO: Which word in office for windows?

ABBOTT: The Word you get when you click the blue "W".

COSTELLO: I'm going to click your blue "w" if you don't start with some straight answers. What about financial bookkeeping? You have anything I can track my money with?

ABBOTT: Money.

COSTELLO: That's right. What do you have?

ABBOTT: Money.

COSTELLO: I need money to track my money?

ABBOTT: It comes bundled with your computer.

COSTELLO: What's bundled with my computer?

ABBOTT: Money.

COSTELLO: Money comes with my computer?

ABBOTT: Yes. No extra charge.

COSTELLO: I get a bundle of money with my computer? How much?

ABBOTT: One copy.

COSTELLO: Isn't it illegal to copy money?

ABBOTT: Microsoft gave us a license to copy Money.

COSTELLO: They can give you a license to copy money?

ABBOTT: Why not? THEY OWN IT!

(A few days later)

ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?

COSTELLO: How do I turn my computer off?

ABBOTT: Click on "START"

eta: should've mentioned this when I copy and pasted. Not my work but more than appropriate for this thread :)

Microsoft Windows 1.03 and other tools, 1985

Installing Windows 1.0 on the ATT PC 6300

I had a job years ago where we had a version of Pagemaker that came with a runtime version of Windows 2.x - running on a Zeos 286 with 640k.

Ah, here's screenshots of Windows/286 2.11 [link]

Good times... good times....

I think I have a copy of Pagemaker 1.0 (For the Mac, of course).

How spammers try and evade Bayesian filters.

By throwing up a blank page?

I was missing a character. Fixed now.