August 24, 1995 was a momentous occasion for the computer industry as Microsoft introduced Windows 95 at a gala launch event. The long awaited new operating system not only sparked the explosion of the Internet, but for the first time computers became inspirational tools that would make our lives better.
The Windows 95 launch took place on a 12-acre sports field at Microsoft’s Redmond campus. It took 20 days and over 200 people to prepare for the festivities, and Bill Gates’ address was beamed simultaneously to 43 other events in cities around the world - not an easy feat in 1995.
Over 70,000 people tuned in to watch the launch event live via satellite. The Empire State Building in New York City was even lit up with the Windows 95 logo. Fields in England were also painted with the logo so it could be seen from the air. In Poland, journalists were taken in a submarine to experience “a world without Windows.”
News: http://www.betanews.com/article/10_Years_On_Windows_95_Remembered/1124901092
Photos: http://www.betanews.com/slideshow/Windows_95_Remembered/54
I’m pretty sure many in this forum was probably too young to remember it, but I still remember getting it a few days after the launch and installing it on an old IBM Aptiva PC.
I just realized that I’m getting old haha :elderly:
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