I would argue that multimedia came before win95. You can see many sound+video+more integrations on program-level before then (The installer for Command&Conquer is a legendary example. There’sa reason why the first setting the installer asks of you is your soundcard details.)
But it was with win95 the concept was embraced by an operating system geared towards it. And that’s what allowed for many of the whacky UI designs of media players that came not long after.
Right? Let’s just ignore QuickTime I guess.
I guess the advent of the affordable CD drive meant that win95 was where it was becoming more accessible. That and Internet connections becoming more mainstream.
Remember when games said things like: “requires a 2x cd rom drive”?
You’re probably taking issue with the post title (“birth of multimedia”), but I want to call out that the article itself only claims that Windows 95 “marked the beginning of the PC multimedia revolution.”
That obsession with weirdly shaped windows with no window manager decor
apps had so much soul back in the day.
Mmm… Sonique.
This was lovely! Are there any other communities that share interesting posts from small blogs like this?
