Microsoft Windows DOS (Error Screens)
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Windows 1.0; Windows 2.x
Screen (May 8, 1985-July 27, 1989)
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Visuals: On a blue background, a Microsoft Windows DOS bootscreen from the period is shown animating. Afterwards, random corrupted characters start typing in, rapidly filling up the screen and causing the Windows bootscreen to move upward.
Technique: Computer effects.
Audio: A held-out beeping noise from the computer's built-in buzzer.
Availability: Seen every time an incorrect version of DOS is booted.
Windows 3.0
Screen (November 27, 1989-October 20, 1991)
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Windows 3.1x
Screen (December 4, 1991-November 10, 1994)
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