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Windows 1
limited multitasking of existing MS-DOS programs
runs a shell program known as the MS-DOS Executive
indows 1.0 included original device drivers for video cards, a mouse, keyboards, printers
cost: $125 -
Windows 2
6-bit Microsoft Windows GUI-based operating environmen
allowed application windows to overlap each other
introduced more sophisticated keyboard-shortcuts
Cost:$59.99 -
Windows 3
icon-based Program Manager and the list-based File Manager
simple applications were included, such as the text editor Notepad and the word processor
Cost: $85 -
Windows 95
16-bit Windows applications and device drivers
The Virtual Machine Manager
The Configuration Manager (CONFIGMG
Cost: $209 -
Windows 98
Windows Driver Model (WDM)
had more robust USB support
ACPI 1.0 support which enabled Standby (ACPI S3)
cost: $480 -
Windows 2000
Windows Desktop Update
Image Color Management 2.0
support for PostScript 3-based printers
cost: 169.97 -
windows XP
graphics subsystem and improved image management
8.1 upgradeable to DirectX 9.0c
Start Menu and Taskbar improvements
cost: $139 -
windows 7
advances in touch and handwriting recognition
support for virtual hard disks
improved performance on multi-core processors
cost: $103.99 -
Windows Vista
updated graphical user interface
visual style dubbed Aero,
a new search component called Windows Search
cost: $119.99 -
Windows 8
The load and boot up speed has improved significantly
The tiles-based interface, or the Metro UI
users can login on any Windows 8 PC with ‘Live ID’ and get back their own personalized settings on it
Cost: $200
