Feb 8, 2007 6:19 AM

Deranged Windows 386 Ad From 1980s

Military music ratchets up the tension as an engineer is shown Microsoft’s great new operating system by a colleague, in her darkened office, after he offers to show her his mainframe. Alone again, she writhes alone and sings—”I’m using Windows, Windows 386…”—and then the crazy really starts. Hilarious, but not entirely unforgettable: forgetting, in fact, […]

Military music ratchets up the tension as an engineer is shown Microsoft's great new operating system by a colleague, in her darkened office, after he offers to show her his mainframe. Alone again, she writhes alone and sings—"I'm using Windows, Windows 386..."—and then the crazy really starts. Hilarious, but not entirely unforgettable: forgetting, in fact, is strongly recommended.

Windows 386 Promo Video (last half)
[YouTube via Gizmodo ]

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