abarbarian Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Found a fascinating article on the early Microsoft Windows offerings from 1983 thought it might interest some folk. https://archive.org/stream/byte-magazine-1983-12/1983_12_BYTE_08-12_Easy_Software#page/n49/mode/2up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goretsky Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Hello, A little tidbit I heard somewhere: One of the reasons the Solitaire program was included in Windows was in order to help people get used to using a mouse, which were not commonly used with MS-DOS. Regards, Aryeh Goretsky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 And now they have to keep Solitaire or deal with user distain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goretsky Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Hello, Interestingly enough, Microsoft has used the popularity of its Solitaire application to drive users to technologies it wants to popularize. For example, in Windows 8, Solitaire became a Metro Modern Windows App, and the goal there was to get users used to buying applications from Microsoft's built-in app store. Regards, Aryeh Goretsky And now they have to keep Solitaire or deal with user distain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrine Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 I remember our surprise at work when we discovered that there was Solitaire on our computers. I also remember my frustration trying to master the mouse. It seemed "unnatural" to take my hand off the keyboard to accomplish tasks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymac46 Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 I was the complete opposite. I used an Amiga for years before I ever had a DOS machine. MS-DOS seemed so brain dead compared to the GUI of an Amiga. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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