Google has another secret browser accessible by a link

Re:Google has another secret browser accessible by a link by TheKarateKid on Friday February 02, 2024 @03:47PM (#39234119)

Reminds me of when the PCs on display at Sears, CompUSA, etc. would have their demo software running which didn't let you do the one thing you should do when buying a PC.. actually use it. So I used to CTRL+ALT+DEL and kill the demo software with the task manager. For the more stubborn demo software that would instantly relaunch, I'd then open msconfig, uncheck the demo software from running on startup, and reboot.

I remember the amazement and joy of other people nearby watching, who would then ask me to do it on their PC so they too could click around and play Minesweeper or Pinball :-)

Sounds so amateur now, but it's hard to remember that CTRL+ALT+DEL in the mid-90's was -- dare I say it? -- sort of a power tool that only more experienced users knew about.

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Re:Google has another secret browser accessible by a link by int_19h on Friday February 02, 2024 @04:10PM (#39234448)

I would actually say that Ctrl+Alt+Del was better known in mid-90s simply because so many people were still on DOS, and that was the proper and documented way to reboot it. Which was not uncommon to do especially since if a DOS app locked up, your entire OS was unusable.

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Re:Google has another secret browser accessible by a link by TheKarateKid on Friday February 02, 2024 @04:11PM (#39234463)

I should probably clarify that I meant "known" by average consumers you'd see in a retail shopping mall, most of which at that point in their life have never owned or possibly even used a PC.

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