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Bill Gates once starred in a bizarre Doom promo to push Windows 95 back in 1993

This was a time in the mid-90s when it was estimated that more PCs had Doom installed than had Windows 95 installed.
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A quick look back at the launch and promotion of Windows 95 28 years ago today

The retail version of Microsoft's Windows 95 went on sale on August 24, 1995. It was accompanied by a promotion and marketing campaign that remains unprecedented for any PC operating system. These ...