A Call For Humor!

[mhardy6647]

It could have been worse.

yes, exactly so.

 

[mhardy6647]

Strictly speaking the counting system goes 3, 3.1, 3.11, 95, 98.

Or: 3, 3.5, 4, 5(XP), Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10,11

These sequences should be on an IQ test.

Indeed. I was thinking back - fondly - on 3.11 when I saw the Bill Gates meme earlier today.
I also reflected on Windows for Workgroups, which was kind of a little appendix to the numbers line along the Windows axis. I am pretty sure there's a set of disks (floppies!?!) for that here someplace. Pretty sure there are distribution CDs for Windows NT, here, as well -- that was Win4, wasn't it? Probably both in the same box. I even know which box they're probably in. No. I am not proud of that.

 

[JeffGB]

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Martin

I'm sorry to admit that Bill was incorrect in his counting. He's getting old and forgot Windows Millennium

 

[Martin]

I'm sorry to admit that Bill was incorrect in his counting. He's getting old and forgot Windows Millennium

I'm not sure leaving out Windows Me was unintentional... He probably wishes nobody remembered it.

Martin

 

[Petrushka]

Indeed. I was thinking back - fondly - on 3.11 when I saw the Bill Gates meme earlier today.
I also reflected on Windows for Workgroups, which was kind of a little appendix to the numbers line along the Windows axis. I am pretty sure there's a set of disks (floppies!?!) for that here someplace. Pretty sure there are distribution CDs for Windows NT, here, as well -- that was Win4, wasn't it? Probably both in the same box. I even know which box they're probably in. No. I am not proud of that.

I forgot some because I never used them. Millennium followed 98 in the 16 bit Windows world. I just forgot 7 entirely. A shame, because many considered that to be their best.


Windows and NT were separate lines: 16 and 32 bit. Everything is based on NT now. As in NTFS.

 

[FreakyKiwi]

Everything is based on NT now. As in NTFS.

NT stands for "New Technology".

I don't know why technology keeps falling into this trap with naming.

Microsoft's are particularly bad at it.

Xbox
Xbox 360
Xbox One
Xbox Series

I also now have an app on my phone named Windows.

Apple
The new iPad
What do we call the new new one?
The new iPad

I laugh at the naming of consumer display resolutions too.

1280 x 720 = 720p = High Definition
1920x1080 = 1080P = Full High Definition
3840x2160 = 4k = Ultra High Definition
7680x4320 = 8k = Super Hi-Vision

 

[sambol]

Windows 98 = Windows 4.1
Windows ME = Windows 4.9
Windows 2000 = Windows 5.0
Windows XP = Windows 5.1
Windows Vista = Windows 6.0
Windows 7 = Windows 6.1
Windows 8 = Windows 6.2
Windows 8.1 = Windows 6.3
Windows 10 = Windows 10.0

Pretty logical...

 

[FreakyKiwi]

Windows 98 = Windows 4.1
Windows ME = Windows 4.9
Windows 2000 = Windows 5.0
Windows XP = Windows 5.1
Windows Vista = Windows 6.0
Windows 7 = Windows 6.1
Windows 8 = Windows 6.2
Windows 8.1 = Windows 6.3
Windows 10 = Windows 10.0

Pretty logical...

Windows 11 = Windows 10.0.22000

 

[Boris Badinov]

Quoting an old computer tech I used to know: "When Microsoft makes something that doesn't suck it will be a vacuum cleaner"

 

[ohnonotagain]

Microsoft's are particularly bad at it.

Xbox
Xbox 360
Xbox One
Xbox Series

 

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