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History of the Windows Operating System

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  • Bill Gates WAS BORN!!!!

    Bill Gates WAS BORN!!!!

    Simple as that
  • Microsoft Officially Created

    Bill Gates and Paul Allen found the Microsoft Corperation
  • The Birth of MS-DOS

    Gates hires an old college friend Steven Ballmer to help with new project
  • Windows 1 Released

    Windows 1 Released

    Just announced two yearts earlir windows 1. Bill Gates sais that you can click your way through diffrent screens or windows.
  • Windows 2 Released

    Windows 2 Released

    With the newest update you can now overlap windows and even start writing your very own Windows based programs
  • Windows 3 Released

    Windows 3 Released

    Announced at the date above and released just a little bit after that. Windows 3 released, Soon after that they released Windows 3.1
  • Windows NT Released

    Windows NT Released

    After the release of this OS almost every other operating system was based off of this one including windows 8
  • Windows 95 Released

    Windows 95 Released

    When released Windows 95 sold 7 million copies in just 5 weeks
  • Windows 98 Released

    Windows 98 Released

    One of the first version to include the wonderful thing that is the internet.
  • Windows ME Released

    Windows ME Released

    Microsoft said that there will not be a new windows operating system after windows 98 but then they made a second revision to windows 98 and then released this.
  • Windows XP Released

    Windows XP Released

    Available in 25 diffrent langauages Windows XP was released worldwide!
  • Windows Vista Released

    Windows Vista Released

    Released in 2007 worldwide windows vista had the best security system out there at the time
  • Windows 7 Realesed

    Windows 7 Realesed

    Allowing to be manufactored in July 22 2009 and then publicly released in October
  • Windows 8 Released

    Windows 8 Released

    Announced at CES 2011 Windows 8 created!
  • Gabe Newell Leaves Microsoft :(

    Gabe Newell Leaves Microsoft :(

    After working on the first 3 windows operating systems Gabe Newell leaves Microsft to create his very own company Valve