alt Hacker NewsI don’t remember any tracking or adverts on computers when windows 95 came out (there were adverts for computers, I used to jay money to receive them in the way if computer shopper.
the first real annoyances were Spam and Punch the monkey, both parts of the advertising industry.
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genewitch • 04/02/2025
Click the link and put in the fifteenth word in the third paragraph, then click "about" and put in the fourth word in the second sentence.
The good old days before cookies and trackers...
The average Windows 95 machine was loaded with bundled software all asking to pay for a full license. ISPs were advertised in connection wizards built-in to the OS.