Back when floppy disks clicked and dial-up screeched, Windows 95 ruled the PC world, and our computers were packed with a mix of quirky, useful, and sometimes downright odd software. This is a nostalgic trip through the apps you probably forgot you had installed. But once you see the names, the memories come flooding back. That iconic sea-green background, the pixelated sky, and the four-color Windows logo. It was the start of something massive. Sure, it was slow and glitchy, but it was also where many of us first learned, created, and entertained ourselves.
#1: Encarta Encyclopedia
Before Wikipedia took over the world, there was “Encarta”, Microsoft’s CD-ROM encyclopedia. At the time, it felt like futuristic research. It came with interactive timelines and low-res videos that often took ages to load, but it was still a major leap forward. Libraries started to feel optional.
