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  May 23 2009, 08:37 PM
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Thanks, by the way if anyone needs the game rodents revenge the old game, i have it , just post or e-mail me, ill give it to anyone who wants a copy! |
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May 23 2009, 10:42 PM
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 Distinguished Member Group: BC Advisor Posts: 611 Joined: 15-July 06 From: In the middle of Kansas Member No.: 76,380 |
Are you talking about MS BOB?
Vintage and obscure to be sure if it is! Runs on top of Windows 3.1!! Please dont post that you have a program available. It is against the rules. This post has been edited by Eyesee: May 23 2009, 10:59 PM |
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May 24 2009, 12:36 PM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 7 Joined: 12-April 09 Member No.: 320,205 |
Omg thank you so much, i cant believe you remember this, thanks!
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May 24 2009, 02:47 PM
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Distinguished Member Group: BC Advisor Posts: 611 Joined: 15-July 06 From: In the middle of Kansas Member No.: 76,380 |
Thats because Im OLD! LOL!!
We used to sell it way back when I was working for a major computer vendor Its buggy if I recall. Also ranks #7 on PCWorlds list of the 25 worst tech products of all time Doubt that it works with 95 or 98 as it changes the Windows interface. Does work with Windows 3.1 or 3.11 This post has been edited by Eyesee: May 24 2009, 03:12 PM |
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May 24 2009, 06:22 PM
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Forum Addict Group: Members Posts: 3,915 Joined: 14-April 06 Member No.: 64,042 |
http://toastytech.com/guis/bob.html
Quote from above link: in early 1995 Microsoft released a software program called "Bob" designed to replace the desktop of Windows 3.1 and 95 with an interface designed mainly for novice users. Microsoft held a big advertising campaign and loaded up stores with copies of Bob expecting huge sales. It totally flopped. A few possible reasons that Bob flopped: * Bob required a minimum of a 486 with 8 megs of ram, 30 megs of free disk space, and 256 color VGA. Many computers of the day did not meet these minimum requirements. * It was too "cute" for the average PC users of the day. * Most people at the time who wanted ease of use would just get a Macintosh. * Bob was not useful enough to justify its initial sale price of almost $100. * Windows 95, which was released later that year, had the new Windows Explorer user interface which wiped the floor with Bob. If you do a search for MS Bob you will see some links to YouTube video of MS Bob. |
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May 24 2009, 10:59 PM
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Distinguished Member Group: BC Advisor Posts: 611 Joined: 15-July 06 From: In the middle of Kansas Member No.: 76,380 |
I dont remember how MS Bob shipped media wise.
I think it was 6 floppy disks. 3 1/2 media to be certain! It was before cd's. Im old in computing terms. This was before everyone had sound cards and cdrom drives. Curisoity question: Other than it being vintage software, why would you want to run it? I still do have a vintage system that I keep. Running DOS 5.01, WordStar, Word Perfect 5.1 and Lotus 123 I like the old stuff Its fun! |
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