Mswindows

Microsoft Windows Development Major Events

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  • Microsoft Announces Microsoft Windows Operating System

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    Microsoft Windows History

  • First Independent Version of MS Windows release

    It was originally going to be called "Interface Manager", was not a complete operating system, but rather an "operating environment" that extended MS-DOS.
  • MS Windows v2.0 release

  • MS Windows v3.0 release

    First popular version of Windows - First version to support multi-tasking using virtual memory
  • First Realease of a Windows NT version with Windows NT v3.1

  • Release of MS Windows 95

    Introduced a tottaly new Graphical User Interface - Same as today's in its majority. Applications run without needing to use the DOS system.
  • MS Windows 98 Release

  • Release of MS Windows XP

    Many Versions depending on need of use - Added version for professionals. Support for Portable Computers included
  • Release of MS Windows 7

  • Release of Windows Phone portalbe OS

    Used on many smartphones and mobile devices - A competitor to Apple's IPhone(IOS) and Google's Android(Linux)