The entire world was taken by absolute surprise with the news of the death of the beloved actor Matthew Perryknown to everyone thanks to his role as Chandler Bing in the cult series of the 90s, Friends.
The unfortunate circumstances of the star’s death keep the entire community of fans of the film baffled. sitcom and Perry’s own career, who was considered by many to be a true comedic genius.
At the time of writing this note, all signs point to the cause of his death being drowning, apparently after suffering a cardiac episode in the jacuzzi at his home.
His recently published autobiography, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir, revealed a turbulent past marked by strong addictions to alcohol, opioids, Vicodin and other substances.
So it seems that said past would have ended up impacting the actor’s health in his adult life, leading to his premature death in a practically accidental circumstance, from what is known so far.
It is a sad moment, but also one to remember the brightest and most loved moments of his career. So today we wish to pay a well-deserved tribute, remembering one of the least discussed passages of his: the moment in which taught the world how to use the Windows 95 operating system.
When Bill Gates hired Friends’ Matthew Perry and Jennifer Aniston for a Windows 95 VHS tutorial
Windows 95 It was an operating system that marked a before and after in the history of information technologies and computing. The idea of using a visual interface supported by the use of a mouse was not new, we had even experienced it with Windows 3.1.
But the reality is that Microsoft took a generational and historical leap until the August 24, 1995, when it launched this new platform for PC it had one big little drawback. The people of the world had to be taught how to use it and the Internet was just a thing in its infancy.
So Bill Gates’ company with its marketing team came up with an interesting idea: create a tutorial starring two rising stars that they could distribute on VHS tapes. This is how the Microsoft Windows 95 Video Guide:
This corporate video, which seems almost taken from an episode of The Officestars the young duo of Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry, who were at the height of their global popularity thanks to the premiere of the first season of Friends.
The sitcom It had released its first episode on September 22, 1994 and by the time Windows 95 was released, they were already relatively famous in the United States and some other territories.
On September 21, 1995, the second season of the series premiered, so this video, like Windows 95, came at a time of great excitement.
Matthew Perry does not reprise the role of Chandler here, but it is obvious that he was a direct influence on his performance.
Now it is another jewel in his career. Rest in peace.