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		GeekyBear on Dec 27, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Windows 95 UI Design Newbie Windows 95 users would quite frequently hide the entire start bar because they accidentally moved the mouse while trying to click on an item, and the system interpreted that as a drag intended to resize the start bar to a zero height. At that point they could no longer use their computer at all until they got external help.

gsich on Dec 29, 2019 [–]

You still see a small bar even with "zero" height.

zapzupnz on Jan 1, 2020 | [–]

Which was of absolutely zero use to them now as it remains today; they don't understand what happened.

gsich on Jan 3, 2020 | | [–]

There is a different cursor when you hover it. At some point you can't help people anymore.

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