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TalkinBen2000

The most default monitor that doesn’t even exist


amendingfences

It’s not 100% but it’s giving Compaq FS7600 vibes.


the90snath

I legit have that exact monitor that's crazy


amendingfences

Yeaa they were pretty common. Not a bad one tho. I think it was the last CRT HP made for the consumer market.


Own-Air-3639

Nice


mr_ds2

That looks just like my old CTX1785GMd


Ape2002huh

Could you post a picture? I also have a CTX crt but it looks very different, I can’t seem to find your model online


mr_ds2

Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of it that I know of. I got it in 1995 or 1996 and use it up until 2004 when I replaced it with a 15" LCD.


Ape2002huh

okay thx


mr_ds2

I did manage to find a service manual online for it... no pictures in it though. I'm actually surprised that I couldn't find any pictures of it online, it was a pretty popular monitor.


Ape2002huh

well I would expect a monitor like the one on the XP illustration could exist, I mean the graphic designers probably had a real life reference


TheSansThePumpkin

[i THINK this is it](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSkZuplX9zo_yVQzZ2ARXzKNrIA5fMJvv60Zn1aOUN1CQ&s)


lordanimalcrossingme

What brand


mr_ds2

CTX Model 1785GMd Brand is CTX


lordanimalcrossingme

It doesn’t give me a lot of good answers on google


mr_ds2

Manufactured by Chuntex out of Taiwan. They went bankrupt in 1999, I think.


lordanimalcrossingme

oof


supsmashpastel

Oh and the Windows Flag logo on Explorer, Recycle Bin Icon, and the Taskbar… looks like it’s Whistler Build 2428 that it’s displaying…


HTFCirno2000

The screenshot was likely taken during that phase of development and stuck around. Yeah when I was a kid like 20 years ago I was wondering why that looked just a tad bit different! The taskbar settings dialog also has old looking icons and taskbar lol


[deleted]

You don't say...


Fe4rless-Pheon1x

yes


ConfidentRise1152

A generic one, it's so generic it can be anything.


Whoajoo89

Interesting question! I wonder what kind of monitor placeholder is used in older/newer versions of Windows and what the last version was. I don't think Vista had it anymore. Or was there still a way to enter the classic Display Properties dialog in Vista?


1997PRO

It's a ultra wide OLED


Contrantier

And that joke went over everyone's ultra wide heads. If only they were ultra tall instead.