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I was always a die-hard Windows fan. It started with Windows 3.1 – I was amazed at what I could draw (cartoons) with MS Paint. My son was 3 years old when I introduced him to computers using a custom desktop program called Kid Desk. It was a way to introduce him to working with computers while keeping my install safe from him. Windows 3.1 used, I think, 3 diskettes, but even a video resolution change could destroy the installation. That would require me to install DOS first (6 floppies, I think).
J'ai toujours été un farouche partisan de Windows. Ça a commencé avec Windows 3.1 - j'étais étonné de ce que je pouvais dessiner (des bandes dessinées) avec MS Paint. Mon fils avait 3 ans quand je l'ai initié aux ordinateurs en utilisant un programme de bureau personnalisé appelé Kid Desk (bureau d'enfant). C'était une façon de le mettre à utiliser l'ordinateur tout en conservant mon installation à l'abri. Windows 3.1 utilisait, il me semble, 3 disquettes, mais même un changement de résolution de la vidéo pouvait détruire l'installation. Ça m'obligeait à réinstaller d'abord DOS ( 6 disquettes, je crois).
I went into Windows 95 and remember it didn’t come with a mail program. Most people were using a different version, that included Outlook Express, but I couldn’t afford that. I tried to download it via 56K modem, which succeeded only in large charges for my phone bill – lived out of town, so the ISP was lon-distance. I remember the dawn of the world-wide-web. I went to a site (using Quarterdeck Mosaic as my browser), and literally screamed when I saw an image of the Canadian Flag on my screen. It was the first image I had ever seen on the net!
Je passais à Windows 95 et je me souviens qu'il était sans programme de mail. La plupart des gens utilisaient une version différente, qui incuait Outlook Express, mais je ne pouvais pas me l'offrir. J'ai essayé de le télécharger avec un modem 56k, dont le seul succès fût les coûts élevés de ma note de téléphone - vivant hors de ville, le fournisseur d'Internet était à longue distance. Je me rappelle l'aube du World-wide-web (www). Je suis allé sur un site (mon navigateur étant Quarterdeck Mosaic)
I finally bought Windows 98 and was blown away by the OS. Cost was ~$200. Compared to Windows 95, it was positively elegant. I kept Windows 98, skipped the SE version. The next upgrade was to Windows ME. I paid around $200 again. The icons were rendered better; I don’t remember if there were any other differences, so there probably weren’t. I waited in line for the next release, Windows XP. I had heard how much better this OS was over ME. I used XP until Vista came out, and yes, I was Microsoft-blind and bought that for around $250. It was horrible! All my old programs failed to run, and I was forced to buy another version of MS Office at around $400. This was SERIOUS money. But I wasn’t fazed, as soon as Windows 7 came out, I plunked down $250 and installed it. Everything worked! I used Windows 7 until I decided that I’d spent enough cash on Microsoft products. I had heard about Linux before, but dismissed it, thinking I wasn’t computer savvy enough to use it. A friend mentioned Ubuntu. He showed me his laptop and I was intrigued. He wasn’t a computer geek, like me, and he was using this beautiful OS!
And it was FREE!! I heard through the grapevine that Windows 8 was coming out. I was unsure whether I would get the upgrade. I stayed with Windows 7 on my main machine, and downloaded and ran Puppy Linux on my laptop. I was visiting my dad and he was having troubles with Windows 7 so he had upgraded to Windows 8. He was having significant issues with some of his old apps which failed to work. I managed to get all but one working after several long, frustrating hours. It was then I decided to never purchase another OS again. I made the jump to Ubuntu on my main machine with Karmic Koala as that was the only CD I had. I later upgraded (fresh install) of Lucid Lynx (2010), and have never looked back since.
I am currently on release 18.04, Bionic Beaver. I look forward to many more years with Linux, specifically Ubuntu. I was disappointed with the discontinuation of support of 32-bit systems. But I bought a new 64-bit PC. My favourite part was blowing away the Windows 10 partition and loading with a brand new copy of Ubuntu! Long Live Ubuntu!