Windows 95 launch! (Watch CNET's original story)

CNET's Richard Hart was in Redmond, WA in August of 1995 to report on the launch of Microsoft's new operating system, Windows 95. Watch our original coverage that aired on August 27, 1995 on the television show CNET Central.
#billgates #windows95

[@EnronnSierra]

The nostalgia from this is just so wonderful. Wish I could time machine back into those dates.

[@JeremyDeBose]

Same. With the love of tech I have now.

[@Kinja_]

Trust me you wouldn’t want to go back in time…

[@EnronnSierra]

@@Kinja_ I lived during that era, so I would know.

[@UnbreakableMJ0]

I wouldn't want to go back in time. At least not this particular year.

[@MostafaAhmedAhmed81]

This was the year before going to high school. In 1996 I saw a computer for the first time, and it was DOS-based. I got my first computer in 1999, it ran Windows 98. Memories.

[@Kinja_]

Wow I was just 1 years old in 1995…

[@coachrobwille4176]

@@Kinja_cool

[@jackilynpyzocha662]

I waited until the bugs (any) were fixed and bought it '96. It was fun! A Tandy 1000 RLX system, DOS 6.22, QBASIC, Desk Mate(a GUI), a monitor, keyboard, mouse, dot matrix printer, 20 mb hard disk drive(big at the time!), a 3 1/2" floppy disk. I loved Desk Mate!

[@ppavankumar2903]

Lol the apple part 😂😂

[@houstonhelicoptertours1006]

NT (3.51) user at the time, bought Win95 some time after the first buyers rush. It did the job for gaming and browsing the web...and all that other multimedia stuff(insert marketing buzzwords here).
Nostalgic nonetheless. Feels like it was in a different life.

[@DionMalimbag]

Love these archives! Great content!

[@aniltiwari1485]

Legends are watching while WIN 11 release :)

[@ArdikaPercha]

Wow this is historical events!

[@adinchandra1797]

Missed with Event that held with Atmosphere of Audiences

[@itskittyme]

This was such a unique moment in history where you'd have computer systems without internet.
It was only a few short years (and yes, technically they existed at the same time but i'm talking mainstream...)
It was the era where they shipped encyclopedias on CD-ROMS to get information on your computer. (Encarta 95 for example)
We went through such a rapid change of technology in such a short period in human history

[@AnilAnvesh]

Good olden Windows days ♥️

[@strategicindian]

Steve Jobs Smiling in The Corner 🙏

[@jacobi3743]

Win 95 need more support. End of support in 2001. 1995-2001😔

[@lotli83]

WTFFF... Didn't realise CNET is that old

this video uploaded 11 minutes ago!

[@chan_for]

Shall be weird for Windows 11 to create such hype, shall be kind of betrayal to public

[@Anonymous-hp1tg]

So Cool.. I bet he will become richest in future

[@mobykanderwal3037]

It was a revolution for sure

[@FEETOFKEELEY]

Awesome! 💙 👍🏻

[@eddiek8185]

Can I still download windows 95 and run it with 8GB ram?

[@houstonhelicoptertours1006]

Some sources say that Windows 95 will not properly boot on PCs with more than 480 MB. Keep in mind that 480 MB is a lot for 1995. No consumer machine at the time had that much RAM, only a few high-end workstations and these would run under Windows NT rather than W95.

[@ludologian]

They should play rockling stone start me up for the intero

[@chershaw]

I was 3 years old a the time.

[@Waladhoolin]

Cool

[@muji_kngr]

So the same day windows 11 launched!

[@kentatakao6863]

guy takahashi was right, and microsoft is about to copy apple again with windows 11 lol

[@fandydiadline]

Windows Monterey, hey not bad for a name.

[@sparshwaghela9419]

Who's here after windows 11 announcement?

[@lazyfluff812]

windows 11 confirmed

[@Mathiasda]

I'm a computer. I'm a computery guy.

[@jmtrad1906]

Why people are excited for Windows 11 when Windows 95 already exist?

[@SammaLlamas]

Because win95 doesn't have security updates anymore lmao

[@AnimMouse]

Because Windows 11 will not exist without Windows 95.

[@ElonTusk.]

cant wait :)

[@nur723]

In comparison windows 11 release was lame 😂😂

[@zerocool5395]

Bill "I used to hangout in Epstein's island" Gates.

[@aliabdullah7867]

Who came here after the Windows 11 event?

[@gertrudelanny9241]

And good lord, there’s people don’t THINK. Nerds that don’t think? Why so much security for something that’s already out and you’re recording anyways? No wonder we’re screwed.

[@goghman]

Here come the conglomerates to save bills image. Man never realise when they get played pity..

[@redvolta4704]

Im first

[@Parth-PBD-]

Looked better than Win 10

[@haula251]

This world needs more Bill Gates. Creative and humble man who always stand to help poor nations

[@PumpkinProdigy]

Yes! We need someone else buying and controlling all our farm land!

[@softwarepc8349]

Guess the Apple guys jealousy over Windows hasn't died even in 2021

[@natest2101]

Hey was this before after his Epstein relationship?

[@mrcheesesmith]

And who would have thought the world wealthiest man would go on from being unable to prevent computer viruses to trying to wipe out humanity with real ones.

[@nikotutor1923]

one of the worst excrements of a software ever made by a maffia conglomerate. Thank God for open ended software. Long live Apple and Linux!

[@derinus]

These days he only shoots genetically modified organisms into little kids veins.