English: Screenshot of Windows 1.0 crashing on startup, displaying random characters. Original description: "Finally.. The Original Blue Screen of Death in Windows 1.0! Although this is not the true "Blue Screen of Death", it is funny to see this happened even back in the day! The origins of the blue screen...."
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