History of Windows by Brittney G

Timeline created by xxToshixx in Science and Technology

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
04/04/1975	Microsoft Boots Up	In 1975 Gates and Allen form a partnership called Microsoft. Like most start-ups . Microsoft began small but has a huge vision.
06/01/1980	The dawn of MS-DOS	Gates and Allen hire former Steve Ballmer to aid the company. IBM approaches Microsoft. Microsoft is focusing on a new OS. This is known as MS-DOS.
11/20/1985	Introducing Windows 1.0	Two years after the intial announcement, Microsoft ships Windows 1.0.
12/09/1987	Microsoft Windows 2.0	Microsoft Windows 2.0 is released and proved slightly more popular than its predecessor.
05/22/1990	Success with Windows 3.0	Microsoft announces Window 3.0 shortly followed by Windows 3.1 in 1992. 10 Million copies are sold in their first 2 years.
05/22/1992	Windows 3.0-Windows 3.1	Microsoft announces Windows 3.0 followed by Windows 3.1 in 1992. They sell 10 million copies in their first 2 years.
07/27/1993	Windows NT	Windows NT is released and Microsoft meets with the completion of a project that begun in the late 1980s to build an advanced and fresh new operating system from scratch.
08/24/1995	Windows 95 - the PC comes of age	Microsoft releases Windows 95, selling a record-setting 7 million copies in the first 5 weeks.
06/25/1998	Windows 98 Released	Windows 98 is the first version of Windows designed specifically for consumers. It is the last version based on MS-DOS.
02/04/2000	Windows 2000	As part of its "professional" line, Microsoft releases Windows 2000.
10/25/2001	Windows XP Stable!	XP is released with a redesigned look and feel that's centered on usability.
11/30/2006	Windows Vista released!	Windows Vista is released with the strongest security system yet.
10/22/2009	Windows 7	The wireless world has arrived. Windows 7 is selling seven copies a second.