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It seems that no matter which version of the Windows operating system is currently being sold by Microsoft, there will be a vocal group of naysayers lambasting the version for being bigger, running slower, and requiring more hardware. On the other side will be a vocal group advocating the latest version as the next best thing in information technology, with the suggestion that we should all blindly upgrade whether we actually need to or not.

All that fighting leaves those of us in the middle scratching our heads and looking for a little perspective. So I thought we might take a minute to look back at history using Greg Shultz’s closet as our guide. Greg found an old box of Windows 95 memoriblia and created a TechRepublic Photo Gallery out of it.

The release of Windows 95 was a big deal, not only for Microsoft but for the information technology industry in general. Microsoft spent a great deal of time and money promoting their new operating system, and Greg, working for the Cobb Group at the time, was blessed with a box of stuff he used to create his Windows 95 Photo Gallery. In the end, Windows 95 turned out to be an adequate operating system, especially after Windows 98.

What do you remember about Windows 95? Where were you? Do you have a box in your closet with old Windows 95 software?

Mark Kaelin is a CBS Interactive Senior Editor for TechRepublic. He is the host for the Microsoft Windows blog, Product Spotlight blog, and the editor for Cracking Open Photo Galleries. Read his full bio and profile. You can also follow him on Twitter.

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Where were you? Mark W. KaelinTechrepublic Moderator | 01/13/09
Windows 95 jck | 01/13/09
Not quite itpro_z | 01/13/09
i guess i had different experiences. jck | 01/13/09
Win95 and USB itpro_z | 01/13/09
95-Vista jck | 01/13/09
On the hp that is odd... Forum Surfer | 01/13/09
What else? itpro_z | 01/13/09
what else...and the HP laptop jck | 01/14/09
you might find this interesting.... ---TK--- | 01/13/09
Do you really, really want to run this program? aandruli@... | 01/15/09
Yes, Win 98se-No Vista dcn@... | 01/14/09
Vista and Win98 pdr5407@... | 01/20/09
USB threw a quite a few techs for a loop NickNielsen | 01/13/09
yeah jck | 01/14/09
Wasn't OSR 2.5 / c OEM only? seanferd | 01/14/09
Well, OSR = OEM Service Release, so NickNielsen | 01/14/09
Windows was a good idea. hokuwho@... | 01/15/09
IT Pros are a small percentage of Windows users. john3347@... | 01/15/09
ah, the "golden" days of computing davego33@... | 01/14/09
DOOM! Snuffy09 | 01/13/09
Oh yes Tony Hopkinson | 01/13/09
Living in Japan... tcavadiasTechrepublic Moderator | 01/13/09
I was there robert@... | 01/14/09
Playing Tricks on boss at 1 of my first jobs Snuffy09 | 01/14/09
My Favorite rickk@... | 02/07/09
Not only Win 95... therealjunkman@... | 01/15/09
Was there a selebration? gak@... | 01/16/09
Old Windows AmishCake | 09/25/09
I still remember the first time I used W95... JackOfAllTech | 09/25/09
Remember the BIOS Anti-Virus back then? Jaqui | 01/13/09
yeah, i remember that jck | 01/13/09
Sure do Oz_Media | 01/13/09
Every Other Version TheChas | 01/13/09
Even Better gbentley@... | 01/14/09
I still run and use win95 stealth_spy | 01/14/09
win95 still used by special applications rbackus@... | 01/14/09
Western Union PCs NickNielsen | 01/14/09
Same here SinisterSlay | 01/22/09
I worked for GHOST at the time........... gaitch32@... | 01/14/09
I used to run WinCrash 95 on my first home PC jasondlnd | 01/14/09
RE: Remember when we used to blast Windows 95 davego33@... | 01/14/09
RE: Remember when we used to blast Windows 95 lquinones@... | 01/14/09
RE: Remember when we used to blast Windows 95 kennysessions@... | 01/14/09
Skipped Right Past Win95!!! dhjohns@... | 01/15/09
RE: Remember when we used to blast Windows 95 sliced.bread@... | 01/15/09
RE: Remember when we used to blast Windows 95 dianned@... | 01/15/09
RE: Remember when we used to blast Windows 95 john3347@... | 01/15/09
RE: Remember when we used to blast Windows 95 PrinceGaz | 01/17/09
I was using 95 till just 2 weeks ago SinisterSlay | 01/22/09
Still using it. steve_ward15 | 01/22/09
System is dead. SinisterSlay | 01/22/09

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