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Title: One Year Anniversary of Microsoft Windows's Last Login
Post by: Kavik on Thu, 13 June 2019, 14:46:08
After a long dormant period, Microsoft Windows made a comeback last spring with some humorous posts encouraging people to upgrade to Windows 95 and then disappeared again into the ether.

Will we ever see him again?
Title: Re: One Year Anniversary of Microsoft Windows's Last Login
Post by: tp4tissue on Thu, 13 June 2019, 14:48:13
Welll.. the main takedown for old' peeps these days is diabetus and heart disease.  Either one will make someone quite lethargic.

I suspect given his age, the light may be running low due to such common afflictions..

Mod Edit: Fixed the text size for you
Title: Re: One Year Anniversary of Microsoft Windows's Last Login
Post by: Sintpinty on Thu, 13 June 2019, 15:55:16
Quote from: Kavik on Thu, 13 June 2019, 14:46:08
After a long dormant period, Microsoft Windows made a comeback last spring with some humorous posts encouraging people to upgrade to Windows 95 and then disappeared again into the ether.

Will we ever see him again?

I don't understand what you mean by microsoft window's last login
Title: Re: One Year Anniversary of Microsoft Windows's Last Login
Post by: Findecanor on Thu, 13 June 2019, 17:13:00
Quote from: Sintpinty on Thu, 13 June 2019, 15:55:16
I don't understand what you mean by microsoft window's last login
This should explain everything (https://geekhack.org/index.php?action=profile;area=showposts;u=1912)
Title: Re: One Year Anniversary of Microsoft Windows's Last Login
Post by: SpAmRaY on Thu, 13 June 2019, 20:11:56
He retired like that other guy.

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Title: Re: One Year Anniversary of Microsoft Windows's Last Login
Post by: Leslieann on Thu, 13 June 2019, 22:06:15
Quote from: Kavik on Thu, 13 June 2019, 14:46:08
Will we ever see him again?
Let's hope not.

Also, I have a sneaky suspicion he didn't leave voluntarily, but like Betelgeuse now that you said his name he'll probably return, he's GH's version of herpes, he never goes away for good.
I should have perma banned him when I had the chance.
Title: Re: One Year Anniversary of Microsoft Windows's Last Login
Post by: Coreda on Thu, 13 June 2019, 22:21:22
tp carries on the styling legacy. Just needs to change his teal for blue and write in all caps.
Title: Re: One Year Anniversary of Microsoft Windows's Last Login
Post by: ArchDill on Thu, 13 June 2019, 22:44:30
F
Title: Re: One Year Anniversary of Microsoft Windows's Last Login
Post by: rowdy on Fri, 14 June 2019, 04:02:42
First post was here (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=6291.msg97433#msg97433).

Years before most of us even knew GH existed.

Many of his original posts were instructive and/or informative.  In later years he (he? she?) decided to follow a certain theme.  Who are we to criticise it.
Title: Re: One Year Anniversary of Microsoft Windows's Last Login
Post by: iri on Fri, 14 June 2019, 04:09:55
Quote from: rowdy on Fri, 14 June 2019, 04:02:42
he? she?
They?

Or... it?
Title: Re: One Year Anniversary of Microsoft Windows's Last Login
Post by: rowdy on Fri, 14 June 2019, 05:36:34
Quote from: iri on Fri, 14 June 2019, 04:09:55
Quote from: rowdy on Fri, 14 June 2019, 04:02:42
he? she?
They?

Or... it?

What is the appropriate personal pronoun for an anthropomorphic personification of an operating system?
Title: Re: One Year Anniversary of Microsoft Windows's Last Login
Post by: invariance on Fri, 14 June 2019, 06:45:15
Bad sectors.   :(
Title: Re: One Year Anniversary of Microsoft Windows's Last Login
Post by: Sintpinty on Fri, 14 June 2019, 10:12:49
I'm guessing He's gone now :(
Title: Re: One Year Anniversary of Microsoft Windows's Last Login
Post by: Kavik on Fri, 14 June 2019, 11:28:09
I, for one, thought his spam was rather funny, but I suppose there's already enough of it on the site to last us a good while.

Two things were always guaranteed replies to any thread: eat only veggies and switch to Window 98 and IE6. It just felt like part of the GH experience.