History of Microsoft Windows

History of Windows With graphical versions of Excel & Word applications, Windows received a further boost of user base when the then very popular Aldus PageMaker wos released as a Windows version. Released to muted acclaim, this was essentially MS DOS with some applications sporting an interface. The original name was "Interface Manager" before someone in marketing came up with "Windows", and the rest was, well, history! 1985 Windows Windows 1 2 E tS- Dis Executiue F1le Uieu Special A Clnck File Edit Search Char acter Parauraah Decunent O on hoult Hicresoft Nindous iExecetiv 1987 Uersien 1. Copyright 0 1985, Hicroseft Corp. bouT THE prc pentom an a Yore onongethe CITOH ELIM Disk Space free: 382E Henary Free: tooolelo wI COMTROLEX COURA FON COURA FON COURC FON EGONI GR m EGAHONO.LGO EI.AT IBN JOni RUNNNG BATCHLBATIMLE KERH yourun o olandod epiconr MICROSOFT WINDOWSNT 1993 A new operating system derived from various ventures including IBM, and expertise Windows Windows from other companies. Windows NT introduced a 32 bit API and now had an Os to handle the NT 3 needs of the growing LAN networks. NT started a new branch of Server OS* Now featuring a graphical interface comparable to the Apple Macintosh, this was 1990 the most successful version of Windows to date. Along with stability and performance enhancements, it included Internet Explorer 5 and Wake-On-Lan It offered better stability, wider support of MS Dos applications. Later updates ushered in multi-media capabilities and also peer-to-peer networking. 1995 1998 Windows The Start Menu and Taskbar originated Windows in Windows 95. Introduced Plug and Play 98 95 Accessories A Mulimeda E Brogrome G Systen Took a Calulto O HyperTeminal O Notepad & Onine Registration S Paint Phare Disler WordPad B Disk Dehagnenter Statup MS-DDS Prwpt •A Windows Eploner A Documents 4 ScarDisk 2124 2 A setings 31 End 2 Aun. Shu Down Start Expanded hardware support for Firewire, USB devices and Wireless Products. Resource hungry, this wasn't aimed at the consumer market. 2000 2001 Windows Windows Windows 2000 ХР MILLENNIUM EDITION XP was a solid operating system that provided reliable service. It finally brought together the Windows NT & 95/98 lines into a new build. Many would argue it was best forgotten, this was the last DOS-based operating system from Microsoft. It did introduce a feature, System Restore, New visual design with which continued into later versions. AERO. The increased graphics demand proved too much for many Laptops and PCs. 2009 Windows Windows 7 Vista Complete break with the Traditional Microsoft OS. Visually Stable operating system that 2007 appealing with the modern Metro UI. fixed most of the problems from Vista. Viable replacement for XP. New features designed for Touch/Tablets only not Keyboard and Mouse. Start Button removed. Apps introduced. Not received well by end users. welcome 2012 Start Samoung Windows Start Button returns. OS of two halves. Best of Windows 7 with Apps and Improved Touch capability : 12:13 Tuesday 21 Mau Windows 8.1 2013 Start Menu is back and doesn't take over the screen. With full Touch functionality, it works equally well with Keyboard & Mouse. Great for Desktop users.lt resizes to fit any device. Direct X 12 promises to deliver better graphics. Windows 10 Microsoft announced this will be the "last ever" version of Windows! Future revisions 2015 will be made via regular online updates. Sources: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/history#T1=era0 STL http://www.zdnet.com/article/the-history-of-windows-a-timeline/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Microsoft Windows http://www.computerhope.com/history/windows.htm www.MicrosoftTraining.net * Windows NT was a resource intensive OS, that appealed more to the emerging Office Network Market. The architecture continued into Windows 2000. While NT features appeared in XP, it later branched off into a separate Server Os; Server 2003, 2008 and 2012.