Comment by gjsman-1000
7 days ago
It also gave us the world’s greatest example of poorly thought through security practices.
You can set a password on your Bob account. If you fail to enter the right password three times in a row, Microsoft Bob lets you reset the password, no further questions.
It was a shell atop of Windows 3.x on a FAT16-formatted drive. Like 9x, the user account was only for personalization, not security.
What?? What was the point, even?
Anyone can get in, but nobody can get in without leaving evidence behind.
So you knew your kids had been doing something they shouldn't.
It was meant to personalize settings on the family computer, not be Orange Book compliant.
To get people used to passwords
This seems most likely, I guess? A username without a password would suit for leaving a trace?