General Chat

Microsoft Windows first retail version was 2.03g which shipped in 1987. Due to a legal dispute it had tiled not overlapping windows. This idea came back with Windows 8.

Windows 3.0 was a major improvement with overlapping windows and hi color if you could afford several hundred pounds for a graphics card. Security was not an issue as it had no way of connecting to the Internet.

A bunch of Isps starting offering Internet addons. These were frequently incompatibe with each other and cost up to £100.

Microsoft then brought out windows 3.1 which was a hit with business with "windows for workgroups" and Msoffice. Home users liked Msoffice too. They still had to improvise for Internet.

Some major software firms said Windows would never replace Dos. They all went bust. Computing like everything else prefers a pretty face.

In 1996 Microsoft shipped Windows95 with built in Internet support. Still no security though.

Ms are shifting to a single software platform for everything. They have zero interest in supporting hold outs. Apple and Google have the same approach. That leaves Linux for those who want to stay in control of their aging computer.

Enjoy

Currently we have 2 desktops, a laptop and a 2 in 1 tablet in regular use but ironically "Creators" v 1703 has only installed itself on the oldest desktop, an ageing 15 year old Asus with AMD Athlon processor and antique Radeon graphics card.

The other machines are sitting at v 1607, the 2016 "Anniversary Update".

As far as Creators Improvements? Not really noticed any difference but then haven't yet had the opportunity to dig deeper.

I checked what version I was using and found I had been using V1703 for a couple of weeks.

The only thing I have noticed is that some of the icons of my top sites in Edge have become unreadable. The one for GR General Chat is a. dark mauve with light mauve writing plus a white G.

Thank you IGP and Kense. It doesn't sound as bad as I thought.

The original announcement said there would be big improvements and lots of new, exciting Apps, all of which rang alarm bells. I have reached an age where I prefer the things I know rather than having to learn all sorts of new methods.

Incidentally, why does everything new have to be exciting??? Most of it isn't - just dull! :-S :-S