Hacker News with Generative AI: Windows 95

A wrinkle in how Windows 95 setup bootstrapped its initial GUI step (microsoft.com)
Recall that Windows 95 setup could potentially use three operating systems. Now, most of the work happened in the 16-bit Windows GUI app, and that code wanted to use fancy new controls like list views and property sheets.
Operating Systems, Windows 95, History, User Interface, Software Development
19 points by taspeotis 59 days ago | 0 comments
Why did Windows 95 setup use three operating systems? (microsoft.com)
Twitter users @tthirtle asked why Windows 95 setup goes through three operating systems: MS-DOS, Windows 3.1, and then Windows 95. Why not go from MS-DOS straight to Windows 95?
Operating Systems, History, Windows 95, MS-DOS
307 points by mooreds 62 days ago | 192 comments
Wing Commander III changed how the copy hotkey works in Windows 95 (theregister.com)
Windows 95, Gaming, History, Operating Systems, Legacy Software
14 points by hggh 240 days ago | 2 comments
I ported thousands of apps to Windows 95 [video] (youtube.com)
Windows 95, Operating Systems, Software Development, History, Video
143 points by lonk 279 days ago | 25 comments