Released within industry circles in mid-July of 1995, Windows 95 was open for Average Joe purchase on 8.24.95. It sold for $209.95, or roughly $440 in 2025 dollars. Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator (which initially surfaced in ‘94)…I can already feel a headache coming on from the memories alone.
An operating system from hell, Windows 95 was a steep, craggy mountain that I struggled daily to climb. Ropes, pick-axes…a real motherfucker.
I recall hanging out at a computer retail place on Pico Blvd. back then and asking advice from guys who worked there about some of the gnarlier tech issues. Quote: “Windows 95, man! Better men than I have been beaten down by it. Do not take that operating system lightly!”
I’ve been a Mac guy since ‘09 or thereabouts…what a comparative breeze. Because I grappled and fumbled and sweated within the Microsoft realm for the better part of 15 years or more. I don’t want to think back on those times, but it was rough going. The viruses alone.
