Category Archives: Windows

Computer trivia: What disc technology emerged from an industry-wide agreement to combine competing SD and MMCD formats?Answer: DVD.

Computer trivia: What did critics dub the glitchy USB “plug and play” feature of Windows 98?Answer: “Plug and pray”.

Computer trivia: What computer-generated 3-D image boogied its way onto TV’s Ally McBeal in 1998?Answer: The Dancing Baby.

Computer trivia: What computer outfit’s ad 1984, run only once during Super Bowl XVIII, did TV Guide declare to be the best commercial of all time, in 1999?Answer: Apple’s.

Computer trivia: What computer operating system did 2001′s Arthur Clarke jest would be the first thing HAL removed from his hard drive, in 1997?Answer: Windows 95

Computer trivia: What computer manufacturer dropped the PS/1 line to create an Aptiva brand for home user?Answer: IBM.

Computer trivia: What computer hardware outfit ditched retail for mail-order to become the top direct-sale vendor?Answer: Dell.

Computer trivia: What computer chip manufacturer slapped Intel with an antitrust suit, claming the company had swiped its technology to design the Pentium Pro?Answer: Digital Equipment Corporation.

Computer trivia: What computer accessory did Apple try splitting in two in 1993, in an attempt to reduce injuries?Answer: The Keyboard.

Computer trivia: What company, while still called AuctionWeb, registered its first sale when bidding for a busted laser pointer topped out at $14?Answer: eBay.com.