{"id":92353,"date":"2020-08-26T01:42:08","date_gmt":"2020-08-25T23:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prohoster.info\/blog\/novosti-interneta\/legendarnoj-windows-95-ispolnilos-25-let"},"modified":"2020-08-26T01:42:08","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T23:42:08","slug":"legendarnoj-windows-95-ispolnilos-25-let","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prohoster.info\/en\/blog\/news\/legendarnoj-windows-95-ispolnilos-25-let","title":{"rendered":"The legendary Windows 95 turns 25 years old","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"

August 24, 1995, marked the official launch of the legendary Windows 95, which brought graphical user interface operating systems to the masses and helped Microsoft gain widespread recognition. After 25 years, let's explore how 'Windows' captured the hearts of billions of users worldwide.<\/p>\n

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One of the most significant features of Windows 95 was that it allowed users to operate their computers without needing to interact with the command line. Unlike its predecessor, Windows 3.11, the new OS booted directly into the graphical interface, even though the same DOS kernel was running beneath it, albeit greatly improved. Prior to Windows 95, users had to purchase MS-DOS and Windows separately and then install the shell over the OS. 'Ninety-Five' combined the graphical interface with the operating system into a single cohesive product. Additionally, for most users, the upgrade process was seamless, as Windows 95 offered backward compatibility with all software written for DOS.<\/p>\n

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On the other hand, due to the use of the DOS kernel, Windows 95 was plagued by unpleasant crashes, often related to memory management conflicts, a flaw absent in Windows NT. However, the popularization of NT systems among everyday users began only five years later with the release of Windows 2000, and the full transition was completed a year later with the release of the legendary Windows XP.<\/p>\n

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Moreover, Windows 95 introduced features such as the 'Start' menu and taskbar, which are now hard to imagine living without. Microsoft positioned 'Start' as a key element of the system, an easy way for even novice users to begin working with their PCs. The taskbar provided users with a convenient way to manage programs open in multiple different windows, something no other popular operating system at the time could boast.<\/p>\n

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Among other important innovations in Windows 95, the introduction of the 'Explorer' file manager stood out, which was a significant improvement from what could be seen in previous versions of operating systems, where file and application management was split across different programs, and closely resembled its counterpart in Mac OS. Context menus triggered by right-clicking, file shortcuts, the recycle bin, device manager, system-wide search, and built-in support for Win32 applications and DirectX, which allowed for full-screen gaming, were also introduced.<\/p>\n

Windows 95 initially did not include a web browser, which had to be installed separately. In December 1995, the legendary Internet Explorer, originally called Internet, was integrated into Windows 95. This so outraged developers of third-party browsers that in 1998, Microsoft became the subject of a major antitrust hearing.<\/p>\n

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Moreover, the launch of Windows 95 was accompanied by the most expensive advertising campaign at the time, costing around $300 million. The OS was advertised everywhere: in newspapers, magazines, on the radio, television, and billboards.<\/p>\n

The effect was impressive. Microsoft sold one million copies of Windows 95 in its first week. The total number of copies sold in the first year reached about 40 million. Windows 95 became a truly outstanding product in the operating system market, and many of the features and characteristics that were introduced with it 25 years ago still thrive in the current Windows 10.<\/p>\n

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