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The Windows 95 team bought 1 of every retail PC program they could get
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That Time We Bought EVERY App at Egghead! Raymond Chen
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Raymond Chen recounts how the Windows 95 team bought every retail PC program to test and ensure backward compatibility.
Microsoft developers once drove a truck to Egghead in order to buy ONE of EVERYTHING! Dave interviews Raymond Chen, Win95 developer, about the time they took a truck to EggHead and bought one of everything! For my book on Asperger's/ASD, please check out: amzn.to/3GcdeUM Subscribe to Dave's Garage for the full interview available Nov 25, 2023.Why it's here
1 person recommends thisWhat people say. Recommended as an entertaining historical anecdote about the extreme lengths Microsoft went to for Windows 95 compatibility.