The evolution of Windows from its beginnings to date

[findeciclo]

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[B]The MS-DOS was released in 1982 and had no GUI.[/B]


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[B]Windows 1.0 was born in November 1985 to be a complement to MS-DOS.[/B]


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[B]Two years later came the Microsoft Windows 2.0 that we have some new programs.[/B]


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[B]In 1990 Microsoft launched Windows 3.0 with support for CD-ROM.[/B]


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[B]Launched in 1992, Windows 3.1 was designed mainly due to improved virtual memory.[/B]
[B]The Windows 3.11 came in 1993 with some adjustments in relation to the previous version.[/B]
[B]In 1993 Microsoft released Windows 3.2 for the Chinese market.[/B]


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[B]The first version of Windows NT came in 1993 with an interface used for many years by Microsoft.[/B]


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[B]In 1995 Microsoft launched the revolutionary Windows 95.[/B]
[B]Windows 95 was released with a new user interface, support for long file names up to 250 characters.[/B]


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[B]The Windows Chigago was established in 1994 limited edition.[/B]


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[B]Next in line, Windows 98 was released on June 25, 1998 and was criticized for its slowness.[/B]


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[B]As part of its professional line, Microsoft released Windows 2000 in February 2000.[/B]
[B]The Windows Server 2000 had a version for administrators.[/B]


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[B]The consumer version following Windows 98 was Windows Me (Windows Millennium Edition), also released in 2000.[/B]


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[B]In October 2001, Microsoft launched Windows XP it also preserves the consumer-oriented usability of Windows 95.
The new Windows XP operating system became the most used.[/B]


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[B]In 2003, Microsoft re-invest in the business sector with the launch of Windows 2003.[/B]


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[B]On January 30, 2007, Microsoft released Windows Vista.[/B]
[B]The new system came with a host of new features.[/B]


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[B]On October 22, 2009, Microsoft released Windows 7.[/B]


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[B]In 2011, Microsoft introduced the Windows 8 with a new graphical interface.[/B]
[B]The Windows 8 may be used in mobile devices.[/B][/CENTER]

[darkbus]

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Nice post mate. It's amazing how it has progressed so much. I remember installing windows 3.1 using floppy discs.

[findeciclo]

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It's a walk through history. Is incredible as everything has changed ......And this is just the beginning.
the future is out there, so close....

[darkbus]

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It is indeed the future, all of that in the past 20 years. Just think what the next 20 years have in-store. Just think how the hardware that runs windows will evolve.

[findeciclo]

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Probably this thread deserves a sticky. I do not mean I have written, but because Windows is living history, history of the PC.
Thanks and regards.

[odysseas1991]

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There was a comparison towards the end of last year about steve jobs and dennis ritchie the creator of Unix. If it wasnt for unix, nothing like this would exist, but instead, jobs got all the attention due to his apple company, even though without unix, he wouldnt have the knowledge to make all the products he did...

[besit]

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Some additions
- 1987 windows 2.x - First released Icons, i386 support
- windows 3.11 has not just "some adjustments", it's got native network support
- Chicago was a working name for windows 95
- 1996 Windows NT 4.0
- 1996 Windows 95 OSR2 - native support of FAT32, USB and DMA
- Windows Millenium for sure is the worst product Microsoft released, even worse than Vista
- Vista and 7 have two improvements vs win xp - AHCI support and DirectX1x, especially EVR (for those who use PC as DVB receiver)

[flashmt1]

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In 1999 I was able to meet with a pc, but I've never seen predecessors.

[horacio_1009]

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Nice thread.
This shows how fast windows is evolving. Although sometimes to fast.
Win ME and Vista were huge flops.
But Microsoft learnt with that and released big improvments right away. Win ME-»Win Xp / Win Vista-»Win7.
Hope Win8 doesnt born another flop.

[Apples86]

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if windows8 can be installed on all platform and in was similar windows 7 in the succes it can be offer much more service than osx and can surclass it

[Tube-jr]

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Hopefully Win8 is not going to be such a fail, as Windows Vista was...

LG

[zitraig]

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The interface is what characterizes the new reality of Windows 8, bringing before the eyes of the users something new and completely different from the past. The "live tile" is the new channel of access to software and applications, while a simple switch allows you to pass on the traditional desktop application.
Windows 8 is able to accommodate all types of interaction: use of fingers or mouse.
I think it is the S.O. the near future.

[pan1300]

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yep

Still remembering those ms-dos days with all the commands (think it was 3.1) ; didn't even had a hard disk then ; first one only had 2 floppies 5 1/4 inch. Man I did a lot of changing floppies (some programs like dbase had about 20 of them)

'Windows' wasn't there yet - I think - but my Amstrad pc 1512 already had some kind of windows -> was very great that time!

Not even 40 years, and getting really old :o

[peet000000]

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i am still using win 98
but my laptop has win 7
i like its user interface and its easiness

[jonny2by4]

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i started with win 3.1 but would have to say win xp was good.