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Microsoft Announces Microsoft Windows Operating System
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Microsoft Windows History
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)