On the eve of Windows 7 Launch. I try to collect pieces of my Windows experience, started from 1991 in the computer lab of my university.
| Windows 1.0 | 1991, Lab, SUT |
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| Windows 2.0 |  |
| Windows 3.0 |  |
| Windows 3.1 | 1992, 1st computer company I worked for |
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| Windows 3.11 | 1994, a customer’s office |
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| Windows 95 & OSR | 1995, Tulip Computers |
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| Windows 98 | 1998, DELL |
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| Windows 2000 | 2000, DELL |
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| Windows ME | installed a couple times, but never really used |
| Windows XP | 2002, 1st company I worked in Canada |
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| Windows Vista | installed once (beta), but never really used |
| Windows 7 | 2009, on my home computer |
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Screen sources:
http://www.withinwindows.com/2008/12/05/windows-7-to-be-first-windows-to-report-real-boot-progress/
http://neverblog.net/20-years-of-windows-boot-screens/
http://kartones.net/blogs/kartones/archive/2007/05/27/offtopic-windows-boot-screens.aspx
http://www.betanews.com/slideshow/Windows-95-Remembered/54/7
http://www.freewarefiles.com/screenshot.php?programid=5565
Other links:
http://content.techrepublic.com.com/2346-10877_11-61343-1.html?tag=content;leftCol
http://tashiwangdi.blogspot.com/2009/02/evolution-of-windows.html
http://aboutdev.wordpress.com/2009/01/21/running-virtual-server-2005-on-windows-7/