Mum Tries Out Windows Chicago Build 73g (1993)

This time around Diana uses 3 different computers at once. On one laptop computer she has windows 3.11 (August 1993) and on the other Windows 95 (1995). She is testing Windows Chicago build 73 (an early version of windows 95 built on 2nd December 1993) on the main desktop computer while comparing it to where it came from (Windows 3.11) to where it was headed (Windows 95). Many differences are discovered and it was quite interesting to see Windows 95 and Windows 3.11 mixed into each other with Windows Chicago.

Tasks Given:
- What time is it?
- Write, save and open a text document
- What's 84/2 (She came up with her own though...)
- Change the desktop background
- Turn off your computer

The mother in this video uses Windows XP (2001) as her main OS. Would you like to see her try out Linux, Mac, Windows, OS/2 or other operating systems through history such as AmigaOS? Then give your suggestions in the comments section. Give this video lots of likes, views, favorites and comments if you want my mum to try out other operating systems. I am open to any operating system suggestions you give especially if these videos go semi-viral (over 100,000 views). This channel is dedicated to me "introducing" people (mum, dad, me) to different operating systems they have never used before and leaving them to suffer in confusion struggling to do anything in an unknown computer environment... or see if these other operating systems are better than Microsoft Windows.

[OsFirstTimer]

Well I started in early 2008 and so far it takes almost 500 gig. It contains a few other pre archive videos too going back as far as 1998. It's mainly so I can look back at any point of my life and remember what I did and why.

[Shot]

It's good to keep in mind that Windows 3.0, which 3.11 is just an update of, was released in 1990... 5 years before 95 and 3 years before 3.11 so it wasn't as quick of a change as you imply here.

[OsFirstTimer]

Yeah before we started making these videos we thought for ages what accent to use and decided this one would be the best....maybe we might use another accent in the next video, just for variety. ;) :p

[OsFirstTimer]

Yea but not professional ones. Stuff like unboxing products, checking out early builds of operating systems and reviewing certain days of my jobs/life or going for walks to review life/tech/houses/cars in the present (soon to be past) They aren't edited and meant for public viewing... Just for myself :)

[terabyte]

fun fact: the left windows 3.1 button is still there in windows 10 but it's invisible and the double click still works

[invisibletenants]

I love how patient your mother is with going through all the different OS's.

[deneb_tm]

Wow, ever since she heard of Minecraft, she thinks that EVERYTHING that has 'mine' in it is somehow related to it.

[sonicfan]

Love your videos. Been watching them back-to-back. Learning about operating systems I've never even heard of :)

[vicr]

"None of my daily archive videos are supposed to go public"

You now have a channel dedicated to your daily archive videos... :)

[OsFirstTimer]

Yes we used a vm, trust me... She's not that outdated :D

[IntellitechStudios]

those three buttons are like in 10 when theres Start, Search, and the Task View.

[Itseli]

15:35 she predicated the search bar/button being next to the Start button in Windows 10 & 11 on the magnifier glass icon part!!!

[ijslandernl]

That's a very interesting video. Great to see the road from 3.11 to 95. Now I finally know the history of the menu that pops up when you click the left side of the title bar in 95 and later. I never used 3.11, but I used the feature to double click the left side of the title bar to close a window a lot. Nice feature on a big screen and your mouse pointer is on the left side of the screen. Saves a lot moving around with the mouse. I never knew it was actually the way to close windows in 3.11.

[Danielau]

FYI... During development, there's lots of changes being made to the code, and developers are compiling / building the code relatively frequently to incorporate all the changes. Every time the code is compiled, the build number is incremented. Build 73 is, well, the 73rd build. Obviously higher build numbers were released later in the development cycle. Every released version also has a build number which you can find in Help - About in Explorer.

[OsFirstTimer]

We don't do command based operating systems anymore... Check out the arch linux video if you want to know why.

[OsFirstTimer]

When people request to "try out longhorn" they are referring to the non publically released 2004 version before the development reset. The idea is that the direction longhorn in 2004 was going was amazing but then the development reset made them restart and practically develop vista which looked very different to longhorn. Many people are still longhorn fans today wishing that Microsoft didnt do the development reset and turn longhorn into vista. That's why there are longhorn themes for download

[RightAngleProductions]

I'm your 52, 500th subscriber! :D

[OsFirstTimer]

Is there a version based on gentoo with a GUI?

[thFlProductions]

4:29, a bit like the Windows 8.1 start menu

[OsFirstTimer]

IOS 6 on ipad 2 and windows 8 pro on a Microsoft surface pro are coming as soon as the surface pro is released in Australia.