Microsoft's Windows 95 hit shelves on this day in 1995, and Brian Eno's audio work made it even more memorable.

Put simply, it's a combination of the sensory overload of attending my first carnival-atmosphere-level tech launch event and ...

Other welcome features that first became mainstream on PCs thanks to the introduction of Windows 95 include; the 32-bit ...

Yesterday was the 30th anniversary of Windows 95, the operating system that revolutionized personal computing and introduced ...

His Windows 95 start-up is actually six seconds long, but was deemed so brilliant that Microsoft let that slide. After all, they were getting an extra two and three-quarter seconds for free… ...

Windows 95 officially released to the public on August 24 1995, setting the standard for the future of the tech giant’s ...

Thirty years ago, Microsoft had strong competition and responded with advertising. But Windows 95 was also technically better ...

Still, Windows 95 stands out, he says, because of how easy it made computing for everyone. Many of its foundational concepts, such as the Start menu and taskbar, are still core parts of Windows today.

While Windows 3.0 ushered in an era of graphics on computers, Windows 95 made the computing experience more accessible to the everyday user. Start Menu The familiar start menu, usually located in ...

I also pledge that the fee I originally received for that Windows 95 chime will now go towards helping the victims of the attacks on Gaza. If a sound can signal a real change then let it be this one.

Either way, it could be a fun addition to Windows - let users choose from a list of classic startup sounds. For me, that would be the iconic Windows 95 startup music from Brian Eno.