A little bit of historical footage that needed to be preserved. During a demo at Comdex for Windows 98, the USB plug-and-play system was being shown off. A scanner was plugged in, then BANG! Blue Screen of Death. Just goes to show you that "Dear aunt, let's set so double the killer delete select all" wasn't the first Microsoft sales presentation to fail spectacularlyTags:WindowsfailureComdex199898USBscannerBSODfunnyclassic
Captured on video by a news network, the incident quickly made the TV and Internet rounds as an example of the storied flaws with all incarnations of the Windows OS. For his part, Gates just shrugg..
