Windows version 1.0, which did not set the world on fire, is now 25 years old this month, and I'd like to share a few remembrances of the OS. First of all, it was useless. Like, seriously useless. But ...

Let’s set the stage: It’s November 20, 1985. The most popular song in the United States is Starship’s “We Built This City,” a gift to the American Songbook. Two days later the highest-grossing recent ...