Windows 1.0 with Steve Ballmer (1986) (HQ, 60FPS)

This is the famous Windows 1.0 parody "advertisement" shown internally at Microsoft, now in glorious 60FPS and high-quality audio! Surreal to think this was only previously available in a highly compressed form for over a decade.

[jshepard]

The Nebraska thing refers to an antiquated Bell telephone rule that really existed in the 80s. Many 800 toll-free numbers were based in Nebraska because that area had an excess of available numbers. But according to the Bell rule, 800 numbers could not be used for both in-state calling and out-of-state calling. So companies would advertise an 800 toll-free line for use across the country, except the number really would not function if called from within Nebraska. Nebraska wasn't all that important to them, so that state would call in on a different line, or not at all.

[cwfqayin]

Ballmer should be a wrestling manager. He knew how to cut a promo.

[AnontheGOAT]

Steve Ballmer, the furniture salesman of the software world.

[PoletBally]

This guy is so convincing that I want to buy Windows 1.0 from 1986 for $99 even though it's 2023.

[Medusacururu]

This guy is basically the Saul Goodman of Microsoft

[zac]

Imagine those poor souls who were forced to watch this over and over, having no idea what a Windows is.

[PallyLIVE]

Legend has it Nebraska is still waiting for Windows 1.0....and reversi...

[Mr.PlatanoMAN]

0:16 "paste it right into windows, right into windows, right into windows write, yeah right"

[Peeps]

Oh wow, this is beautiful. Too bad everyone in Nebraska can’t view this masterpiece.

[supertouring]

I still use MS Paint every day. 40 years later.

[greenknight]

I feel strangely uncomfortable with hearing this iconic audio no longer being bitcrushed to hell and back, like it's so crisp and clear with no crackling or distortion or background noise...it's just Steve Ballmer

[HectorCartoons]

As a Nebraskan who lies, I am very upset that I can't order Windows 1.0. I mean, IT HAS REVERSI!

[randolm]

Steve made that 'Except in Nebraska' sound really personal.

[aidanpysher]

I can't NOT think of CS188 after seeing this.

[nkmade]

The MS-DOS Executive!
An appointment calendar!
A card file, a notepad, a clock!
A control panel, a terminal, principal, RAM driver!

AND *can you believe it?!* Reversi! THAT'S RIGHT, ALL these features and Reversi for just-

HOW much did you guess?
$500?
$1000?
Even more?
*NO, IT'S JUST $99!!!*

[joezegers]

Believe it or not, Ballmer was actually only 30 years old when he filmed this.

[Dubble_Bubble]

The man, the myth, the legend, Mr. Steve Ballmer.

[NorthOfEarthAlex]

To this day, Nebraska has no computers.

[MrFeelGoodJsonYTP]

"It's Windows from Michael Rosen's house in Nebraska-ska"
[VCR white noises]

[retrodude]

Steve Ballmer barely aged between this video and 2010.