Microsoft Timeline

Paul Allen is Born

Jan 21, 1953

Paul Allen is born in Seattle.

Bill Gates is Born

Oct 28, 1955

Bill Gates is born on October 28, 1955 in Seattle.

Microsoft is Founded

Apr 4, 1975

Microsoft is founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Alberquerque, New Mexico.

First Altair 8800 Interpretor

Jul 1, 1975

Bill Gates and Paul Allen develop an interpretor and simulator for the Altair 8800.

First OS

Aug 25, 1980

Xenix, Microsoft's first OS, enters the market in 1980. It is based off of Unix.

WIndows 1.0

Nov 20, 1985

Windows 1.0 is released by Microsoft in 1985. It is the first of the WIndows series.

Windows 2.0

Dec 9, 1987

Windows 2.0 is released by Microsoft.

Windows 95

Aug 24, 1995

Windows 95 is released by Microsoft.

Windows XP

Oct 25, 2001

Windows XP is released in 2001.

Bill Gates Retires

Jun 27, 2008

Xbox One

Nov 22, 2013