major operating software sysems

By suzettem.

  • http://www.computerhope.com/history/windows.htm

    Bill Gates announces Microsoft Windows November 10, 1983

  • a

    Microsoft Windows 1.0 is introduced in November 20, 1985 and is initially sold for $100.00.

  • b

    Microsoft Windows 2.0 was released December 9, 1987 and is initially sold for $100.00.

  • c

    Microsoft Windows/386 or Windows 386 is introduced December 10, 1987 and is initially sold for $100.00.

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    Microsoft Windows/286 or Windows 286 is introduced June, 1988 and is initially sold for $100.00.

  • e

    Microsoft Windows 3.0 was released May, 22 1990. Microsoft Windows 3.0 full version was priced at $149.95 and the upgrade version was priced at $79.95.

  • f

    Following its decision not to develop operating systems cooperatively with IBM, Microsoft changes the name of OS/2 to Windows NT.

  • g

    Microsoft Windows 3.0 or Windows 3.0a with multimedia was released October, 1991.

  • h

    Microsoft Windows 3.1 was released April, 1992 and sells more than 1 Million copies within the first two months of its release.

  • i

    Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.1 was released October, 1992

  • j

    Microsoft Windows NT 3.1 was released July 27, 1993

  • k

    Microsoft Windows NT 3.1 was released July 27, 1993

  • m

    The number of licensed users of Microsoft Windows now totals more than 25 Million

  • l

    MicrosoftWindows 3.11, an update to Windows 3.1 is released December 31, 1993

  • n

    Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11 was released February, 1994.

  • o

    Microsoft Windows NT 3.5 was released September 21, 1994

  • p

    Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 was released May 30, 1995

  • q

    Microsoft Windows 95 was released August 24, 1995 and sells more than 1 Million copies within 4 days

  • r

    Microsoft Windows 95 Service Pack 1 (4.00.950A) is released February 14, 1996

  • s

    Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 was released July 29, 1996

  • t

    Microsoft Windows 95 (4.00.950B) aka OSR2 with FAT32 and MMX support is released August 24, 1996

  • u

    Microsoft Windows CE 1.0 was released November, 1996

  • v

    Microsoft Windows CE 2.0 was released November, 1997

  • w

    Microsoft Windows 95 (4.00.950C) aka OSR2.5 is released November 26, 1997

  • x

    Microsoft Windows 98 was released June, 1998

  • y

    Microsoft Windows CE 2.1 was released July, 1998

  • z

    In October of 1998 Microsoft announced that future releases of Windows NT would no longer have the initials of NT and that the next edition would be Windows 2000

  • 2

    Microsoft Windows CE 3.0 was released 1999

  • 1

    Microsoft Windows 98 SE (Second Edition) was released May 5, 1999.

  • 3

    On January 4th at CES Bill Gates announces the new version of Windows CE will be called Pocket PC

  • 4

    Microsoft Windows 2000 was released February 17, 2000

  • 5

    Microsoft Windows ME (Millennium) released June 19, 2000

  • 6

    Microsoft Windows XP is released October 25, 2001

  • 7

    Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition (Version 2002) for Itanium systems is released March 28, 2003

  • 8

    Microsoft Windows Server 2003 is released March 28, 2003

  • 9

    Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition (Version 2003) for Itanium 2 systems is released on March 28, 2003.

  • 10

    Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2003 is released on December 18, 2003.

  • 11

    Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 is released on October 12, 2004

  • 12

    Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition is released on April 24, 2005

  • 13

    Microsoft announces it's next operating system, codenamed "Longhorn" will be named Windows Vista on July 23, 2005

  • 14

    Microsoft releases Microsoft Windows Vista to corporations on November 30, 2006

  • 15

    Microsoft releases Microsoft Windows Vista and Office 2007 to the general public January 30, 2007

  • 16

    Microsoft releases Windows 7 October 22, 2009