If you’ve ever wondered where Windows first came from, you may want to keep reading. For me, the only versions of Windows that I’ve ever seen are Windows 2000, XP, Vista and of course Windows 7. But if you’re looking for a quick and easy way to see the evolution of the primeval Windows 1 to majestic Windows 7 of today, look no further.
With the title ‘Chain of Fools,’ the video is the chronicles of one man’s attempt to upgrade from every one version of Windows to the next, starting right back at Windows 1 and following every upgrade path with the exclusion of Windows ME.
The idea behind this is to see how well Windows deals with the upgrade process ie.whether settings and UI preferences are preserved and to see how well later, more modern versions of Windows deal with very old games (Doom 2 and The Secret of Monkey Island).
Personally I also think this guy had way too much time on his hand and must have spent at least a whole day just upgrading from one Windows version to the next.
Here is the complete upgrade process, that’s followed:
MS-DOS 5 > Windows 1 > Windows 2 > Windows 3 > Windows 3.1 > Windows 95 > Windows 98 > Windows 98 SE > Windows 2000 (NT!!) > Windows XP SP2 > Windows Vista > Windows 7. Windows ME isn’t included as its upgrade is mutually exclusive with Windows 2000.
I’ve never seen any actual footage of Windows 1 or 2, in fact I’ve never seen half of these, they were all before my time! So it’s cool to see how far Windows has come in these years. Check out the video below and let me know what you think
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