So, what makes Brad Silverberg's copy of Windows 95 so notable? Besides being the first in history to be taken off the production line (though seemingly kept as a collector's item since), its ...

Brad Silverberg shows off the first Windows 95 box that came off of the production line . The reveal came from Brad Silverberg, who acted as the Senior VP and product manager for Microsoft.

Witness History In 1995, Microsoft released the new Windows 95 operating system after a $300 million marketing campaign. People queued outside shops waiting to be among the first to buy it.

Ironically, while Windows 95’s welcome chime accompanied one of the most successful computers of all time, Eno never owned one. “I wrote it on a Mac,” he confessed to the BBC in 2011.

To test Windows 95, a Microsoft manager drove a small lorry to a software shop and bought every programme available there.

It’s been 30 years since Windows 95 launched. [Ms-Dos5] and [Commodore Z] are celebrating with an epic exhibit at Vintage Computer Festival East 2025. They had no fewer than nine computers &#… ...

Apr 26, 2025 12:00:00 The Windows 95 startup sound and the Minecraft soundtrack are registered in the Library of Congress' Recording Registry as 'sounds that symbolize history and culture.' ...