Microsoft is teasing Windows 1.0 — yes, from 1985 — for a mystery Stranger Things tie-in

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If you’ve been watching Microsoft’s social media accounts on Twitter and Instagram this week, you probably noticed a teaser campaign for Microsoft’s original Windows 1.0 operating system, which was first released in 1985.

It starts out like a one-off joke or maybe a poor attempt at a nostalgic throwback for an OS that never really got much love in the first place:


Introducing the all-new Windows 1.0, with MS-Dos Executive, Clock, and more!! pic.twitter.com/guU4QxwsGG

— Windows (@Windows) July 1, 2019

Running Windows 1.0 in 1985 required at least how much memory?

— Windows (@Windows) July 2, 2019

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