Kyng Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 What are some funny things you used to believe as a kid? I'll start with one of mine: Quote The first computer I used was my dad's Windows 95 desktop, when I was five years old. I immediately figured out that the '95' in the operating system's name related to the fact that the year was 1995. This all made sense to me, until about a year later, when I first saw a computer at school. Now, my school were a bit behind the times compared to my family, so they were still using Windows 3.1. Extrapolating from what I already knew about Windows 95, I figured out that this computer must have been made in the year 3. Not 1993, not 1903, not even 1003: just plain old AD 3. As for the '1' after the decimal point, I figured that this must have meant it was released in January. "Wow, a computer from when Jesus was alive 😮 !" I thought to myself. "I wonder whether he ever used it?" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZandraJoi Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 @Kyng Love this story! I can see the mix-up lol So, Windows 7, you would have thought was plain old year 7? 😄 Have you thought of how you as a kid would have explained XP or Vista? I guess things I believed was simply Santa Claus & the Easter Bunny. Not to mention the Tooth Fairy lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyng Posted December 14, 2022 Author Share Posted December 14, 2022 Indeed, I probably would have done! I suspect I would've thought Windows XP was Roman numerals or something (and thus was "the computer that the Romans used when Jesus was around"). No idea about Vista, though! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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