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The History of Windows
Windows is the graphical user interface for IBM and IBM compatible machines, this article discusses the origins and history of Windows and where the operating system is heading.
Timeline of Microsoft Windows
- 1983 Microsoft Windows was first announced in November, 1983.
- 1985 Microsoft Windows version 1.0 was released in November, 1985.
- 1987 Microsoft Windows version 2.0 was released in April, 1987.
- 1990 Microsoft Windows version 3.0 was released in May, 1990.
- 1992 Microsoft Windows version 3.1 was released in April, 1992.
- 1995 Microsoft Windows 95 was released in August, 1995.
- 1998 Microsoft Windows 98 was released in June, 1998.
- 1999 Microsoft Windows 98 SE (Second Edition) was released in May, 1999.
- 2000 Microsoft Windows ME (Millennium) was released in July, 2000.
-
2001
Microsoft Windows XP was announced on February 5, 2001.
Computer
History
History timeline for the years 1990
- 2000 with an emphasis on Microsoft products. Hyperlinked to more indepth
material.
History
for 1980 - 1990
A
Personal Historical Perspective
A nicely illustrated history. The
author discusses using Windows 1.0 and other early GUI programs.
History
of Windows
A simple and nicely illustrated
history of windows.
History
of Microsoft Windows
A one page summary of the history
of windows.
The
History of Microsoft Internet Explorer
O’Hare, now known as Internet Explorer
1.0, first shipped as an Internet Jumpstart Kit in Microsoft Plus! For
Windows 95.
OS/2
History
OS/2 was the OS that IBM kept pushing
Microsoft to finish. Meanwhile, Microsoft was busy improving Windows. OS/3
evolved into Windows NT.
The
1985 Comdex
Byte's "year in computing"
article discusses Microsoft Excel, the 286 PCs and the new CD-ROM disk
drive.
Microsoft and Bill Gates
Bill Gates
The history of the founder of Microsoft.
Reference
The Jargon Dictionary
Version 4.0.0, 24 July 1996, computer terms.
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