Author Topic: Place your bids on a rare, high value windows OS copy! (Read 11897 times)

XOIIO · « **on:** March 22, 2014, 08:10:06 pm »

Yes, that's right, you have the chance to place your bids on one of two rare copies of windows, mind and brand new in their original shrink wrap, product keys unused! Few people are fortunate to possess one of these Magnificent marks of history and technological evolution! Make your bids fast as these hot items are sure to sell fast.

That's right, none other, the peak of operating system evolution...

Windows 98 Second Edition!
Yup, found these rare beauties in stuff someone was actually giving away, can you believe it?

In all seriousness, it was quite amusing to find, I also have a couple of windows XP though those product keys were taken off and used on computers, the shrink wrap is still intact. These babies even come with AOL 4.0 and 100 free hours! (I have another black and white pamphlet sitting to the side in good shape too, if you want a scan of that for some reason)

I figured this might bring back some nostalgia for people that were old enough to remember this coming out new.

Anyways, how much of a fortune do you think I am sitting on here?

skipjackrc4 · « **Reply #1 on:** March 22, 2014, 08:17:44 pm »

Why is there no $0 option?

They honestly might be worth something in 30-50 years, but I don't think anybody would care now.

KJDS · « **Reply #2 on:** March 22, 2014, 08:21:01 pm »

Some of us remember using PDP11s before Mr Gates had launched the PC. Win 98 was launched 19 years after i wrote my first "HELLO WORLD" program.

XOIIO · « **Reply #3 on:** March 22, 2014, 08:21:45 pm »

Quote from: skipjackrc4 on March 22, 2014, 08:17:44 pm

Why is there no $0 option?

They honestly might be worth something in 30-50 years, but I don't think anybody would care now.

You are right, I fixed it and added one for you.

Lightages · « **Reply #4 on:** March 22, 2014, 08:25:39 pm »

Windows 98SE was my third favorite MS OS with a GUI. In order best to worst: Windows 7, Windows 2000, Windows 98SE, Windows XP SP1+, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 95, Windows ME, Windows Vista, Windows 8. Well the last two are tied actually. I was able to keep Windows 98SE running stably for 2.5 years without reinstalling. I once used Windows ME for a server and made it stable except it needed to be rebooted every week or so to reset the internal clock register which had a some ridiculous low maximum value.

Psi · « **Reply #5 on:** March 22, 2014, 08:27:23 pm »

sorry, i win

cyr · « **Reply #6 on:** March 22, 2014, 08:40:21 pm »

I think I still have my DOS 6.22 and Win 3.11 floppies somewhere.

98SE was a pretty good OS, the first windows version that didn't crash daily and my windows of choice until XP. It's been downhill from there, and now I try my best to stay away from MS products. Especially the indescribable user interface abomination that is windows 8....

SArepairman · « **Reply #7 on:** March 22, 2014, 09:02:10 pm »

what the fuck that is like bringing some iraq war vet with severe PTSD the first IED found in afganistan as a present

ill pay you to destroy this traumatic part of history.

XOIIO · « **Reply #8 on:** March 22, 2014, 09:05:39 pm »

Quote from: SArepairman on March 22, 2014, 09:02:10 pm

what the fuck that is like bringing some iraq war vet with severe PTSD the first IED found in afganistan as a present
ill pay you to destroy this traumatic part of history.

LOL, I'd take that offer and throw it on a fire with some gas XD

T3sl4co1l · « **Reply #9 on:** March 22, 2014, 09:11:41 pm »

I want to say I've got MSDOS 3.2 or 3.3 laying around somewhere. Not OEM disks though. S'pose I should check some day.

Tim

Noise Floor · « **Reply #10 on:** March 22, 2014, 09:19:20 pm »

I truly love how you took the time to protect the product key.

linux-works · « **Reply #11 on:** March 22, 2014, 10:46:10 pm »

why run such an old os when you can run the latest:

I'm going to do 100 parallel partial installs, then just merge them all together to save time.

"imagine a beowu-..."

LOL

HackedFridgeMagnet · « **Reply #12 on:** March 22, 2014, 10:54:34 pm »

^ that can't be true. Can it?

linux-works · « **Reply #13 on:** March 22, 2014, 10:56:46 pm »

you should see it on 5.25" and 8" floppies. it stands 8 feet high!

(lol)

I don't know if its pshop or real, to be honest. but its an internet joke, at this point, if you search for it.

XOIIO · « **Reply #14 on:** March 22, 2014, 11:12:51 pm »

Quote from: linux-works on March 22, 2014, 10:46:10 pm

why run such an old os when you can run the latest:

I'm going to do 100 parallel partial installs, then just merge them all together to save time.

"imagine a beowu-..."

LOL

Ok man that's awesome. One of over 3711 XD

XOIIO · « **Reply #15 on:** March 22, 2014, 11:25:37 pm »

Listed it for the heck of it, if you like feel free to use the buy it now feature, surely a steam for a priceless item! Shipping a boxed item is usually close to $18, so I figure an envelope item should be around half that (for similar weights, I haven't shipped a whole lot out)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=171276648106

nctnico · « **Reply #16 on:** March 22, 2014, 11:38:28 pm »

Quote from: linux-works on March 22, 2014, 10:46:10 pm

why run such an old os when you can run the latest:

I'm going to do 100 parallel partial installs, then just merge them all together to save time.

"imagine a beowu-..."

LOL

Hilareous! I recall installing Windows 3.1 took feeding 8 disks or so in the computer. At one instance I didn't push the eject button but the on/off switch when I was at disk 6 or 7

peter.mitchell · « **Reply #17 on:** March 23, 2014, 01:48:10 am »

i tossed out a copy of win95 with usb support the other day.

XOIIO · « **Reply #18 on:** March 23, 2014, 02:25:58 am »

Quote from: peter.mitchell on March 23, 2014, 01:48:10 am

i tossed out a copy of win95 with usb support the other day.

Lol, I got one or two of those too.

TerraHertz · « **Reply #19 on:** March 23, 2014, 02:42:01 am »

Quote from: linux-works on March 22, 2014, 10:46:10 pm

why run such an old os when you can run the latest:

Ha ha that's hilarious.
Does Win 8 even include floppy disk drivers?

ampdoctor · « **Reply #20 on:** March 23, 2014, 06:49:29 am »

Quote from: Psi on March 22, 2014, 08:27:23 pm

sorry, i win

Umm...not quite!

A little voice inside my head kind of wants to try to install these on one of my old 500meg hard drives I've got laying around over here. LOL

Bored@Work · « **Reply #21 on:** March 23, 2014, 07:47:17 am »

Quote from: wilfred on March 22, 2014, 11:20:48 pm

I think criticisms of Windows stability (instability?) is more relevant if it hasn't been subjected to repeated installation and reinstallation of drivers of questionable quality.

Windows "stability" should be compared to real operating systems. And in that regard Windows was and is still probably 20 years behind what real operating systems could then and can today do. Or you could argue the other way around, Windows obstructed real progress in the area of common (personal, home) computers for decades. I am talking about real progress as opposite to Microsoft's definition of "innovation".

On top of that Windows set a bad example for generations of "programmers" who adapted Microsoft sloppiness and bad practice, considering it not just the industry standard, but laws of nature.

SeanB · « **Reply #22 on:** March 23, 2014, 08:25:29 am »

I still have a copy of Win ME around, never used it. Used the nice 98SE disks as coasters for coffee cups for years, seeing as I only ever opened one of the packs, and ghosted the installs onto disks, then edited the product key into the registry. Was easy to just do one install and clone onto 20 identical machines, rather than actually assemble all with the CDROM drives. They did not need any external drives, as they were expensive in 1998, and most would be unused. Cloning was a lot faster than the install, I generally was able to clone the drive in the time it took to assemble the kit of parts into the case.

Psi · « **Reply #23 on:** March 23, 2014, 08:40:51 am »

nihilism · « **Reply #24 on:** March 23, 2014, 08:46:58 am »

Are we still playing?

Not one, but two copies of MSDOS 5.0


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