50 years of Microsoft

[phenomlab]

And so, we “celebrate” 50 years of Micro$oft. Who’d have thought - a company started by a geeky 19 year old would be what and where it is today.

All those BSOD’s… and Windows ME, Vista…shudder…

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/04/nx-s1-5328683/microsoft-50-year-anniversary-computing-revolution

[Madchatthew]

@phenomlab If you would have bought MS stock when it was first available and just held on to it over the years, imagine how much money you would have now. It is crazy. Hard to believe MS is 50 years old already. I miss the days of windows 3.1 and then networking windows 3.11 with coax cable and setting up email to be able to email back and forth from one computer to another. The good ole days!

[phenomlab]

@Madchatthew Oh yes. NetBUI and 10-Base-T. The good old days indeed. until someone powered off their workstation meaning the link was then broken

[Madchatthew]

@phenomlab Hahaha, yeah that is true, then go around check to see which workstation is off first before doing anything else haha

Or forget to terminate the end and wonder why things aren’t working haha

[phenomlab]

@Madchatthew oh, the nostalgia. Only seems like yesterday but was actually late 80s early 90s.

I feel old.

[Madchatthew]

@phenomlab I hear ya, seems like yesterday. Time flies when you are having fun haha

[DownPW]

@phenomlab said in 50 years of Microsoft:

NetBUI

Netbeeuuuui in french

Happy birtdead