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Microsoft was apparently so embarrassed by Windows 98's infamous on-stage Blue Screen of Death it built a new testing room on campus to ensure it would never happen again

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RIP Blue Screen of Death: Saying goodbye to Windows BSOD feels weirdly sad

I still remember the first time my PC died on me. I had pressed on too many program icons too fast on my second-hand PC running on Windows 95 (it was my dad’s office reject), which unbeknownst to me ...
The New York Times

:( Microsoft’s ‘Blue Screen of Death’ Is Going Away

The blue screen that stressed computer users for more than three decades is giving way to a black one. By Sopan Deb For millennials, blue can be a significant color. It is associated with clues left ...
Digital Trends

How the Blue Screen of Death became your PC’s grim reaper

There’s nothing more startling than your PC suddenly locking up and crashing to a Blue Screen of Death. Otherwise known as a Blue Screen, BSOD, or within the walls of Microsoft, a bug check screen, ...
Neowin

Microsoft veteran shares Windows NT, 3.1, 95 Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) origin story0 0

Following the recent buzz surrounding Windows blue screen of death (BSOD), a Microsoft Windows veteran dev has talked in some detail about its origin going back to Windows 95, NT, and 3.1. On the ...