I have this theory that perhaps the lot of you can help me with. I won't describe the theory here, because I don't want to taint the experiment, but go along with me on this.
The question is simple: Did you use MS-DOS or some variant thereof prior to Windows 95, or have you never worked with PURE DOS? I don't mean opening a DOS box in Windows, I mean straight up DOS, no GUI for you. Please answer the poll, and then give a quick description here of what you were using/doing when you first got to work on computers. I'll post my own answer as an example.
I started using computers around 1984-85, and did use MS-DOS. I briefly also used Norton Commander, but used DOS almost constantly until about 1997, when I got into college and had a laptop with Windows 95, as well as getting a new PC with 95.
Once I've had enough sampling information, I'll let you all in on the theory. I'm pretty sure most of the regulars here will agree with it wholeheartedly.
The question is simple: Did you use MS-DOS or some variant thereof prior to Windows 95, or have you never worked with PURE DOS? I don't mean opening a DOS box in Windows, I mean straight up DOS, no GUI for you. Please answer the poll, and then give a quick description here of what you were using/doing when you first got to work on computers. I'll post my own answer as an example.
I started using computers around 1984-85, and did use MS-DOS. I briefly also used Norton Commander, but used DOS almost constantly until about 1997, when I got into college and had a laptop with Windows 95, as well as getting a new PC with 95.
Once I've had enough sampling information, I'll let you all in on the theory. I'm pretty sure most of the regulars here will agree with it wholeheartedly.