The Windows Timeline By miksimark26 1960 The Release of the Microsoft 1980 The Release of the MS-DOS (PC-DOS) Period: Nov 20, 1985 to Dec 31, 2001 The lifespan of Windows 1.0 Period: Dec 9, 1987 to Dec 31, 2001 The lifespan of Windows 2.0 Period: May 27, 1988 to Mar 13, 1989 The lifespan of Windows/386 (Win 2.1 and 2.11) Period: May 22, 1990 to Oct 20, 1991 The lifespan of Windows 3.0 Period: Apr 6, 1992 to Dec 31, 1993 The lifespan of the Windows 3.1x (3.1 and 3.11) Period: Aug 15, 1995 to Nov 26, 1997 The lifespan of Windows 95 Period: May 15, 1998 to May 5, 1999 The lifespan of Windows 98 Period: Jun 19, 2000 to Jul 14, 2000 The lifespan of Windows Millenium Period: Jul 15, 2000 to Aug 24, 2001 The end of the original timeline...