Wednesday 13 April 2016

History of Microsoft Windows Operating System from 1987 - 2015 summary


Windows related links: The History of Windows Operating Systems, Detailed

This is a summary of The History of Windows Operating Systems that I had given earlier. To read the more detailed article click on the related link above.



Year
Event
1975
Gates and Allen form a partnership company called Microsoft
1980
Gates and Allen hire Gates’ former Harvard classmate Steve Ballmer to help run the company, June 1980.
1980
IBM approaches Microsoft about a project code-named "Chess", July 1980.
1983
Bill Gates announces Microsoft Windows November 10, 1983.
1985
Microsoft Windows 1.0 is introduced in November 20, 1985 and is initially sold for $100.00.
1987
Microsoft Windows 2.0 was released December 9, 1987 and is initially sold for $100.00.
1987
Microsoft Windows/386 or Windows 386 is introduced December 9, 1987 and is initially sold for $100.00.
1988
Microsoft Windows/286 or Windows 286 is introduced June, 1988 and is initially sold for $100.00.
1988
Microsoft becomes the world’s largest PC software company based on sales.
1990
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.
1991
Following its decision not to develop operating systems cooperatively with IBM, Microsoft changes the name of OS/2 to Windows NT.
1991
Microsoft Windows 3.0 or Windows 3.0a with multimedia was released October, 1991.
1992
Microsoft Windows 3.1 was released April, 1992 and sells more than one million copies within the first two months of its release.
1992
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.1 was released October, 1992.
1993
Microsoft Windows NT 3.1 was released July 27, 1993.
1993
Microsoft Windows 3.11, an update to Windows 3.1 is released December 31, 1993.
1993
The number of licensed users of Microsoft Windows now totals more than 25 million.
1994
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11 was released February, 1994.
1994
Microsoft Windows NT 3.5 was released September 21, 1994.
1995
Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 was released May 30, 1995.
1995
Microsoft Windows 95 was released August 24, 1995 and sells more than one million copies within 4 days.
1995
Microsoft Windows 95 Service Pack 1 (4.00.950A) is released February 14, 1996.
1996
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 was released July 29, 1996.
1996
Microsoft Windows 95 (4.00.950B) aka OSR2 with FAT32 and MMX support is released August 24, 1996.
1996
Microsoft Windows CE 1.0 was released November, 1996.
1997
Microsoft Windows CE 2.0 was released November, 1997.
1997
Microsoft Windows 95 (4.00.950C) aka OSR2.5 is released November 26, 1997.
1998
Microsoft Windows 98 was released June, 1998.
1998
Microsoft Windows CE 2.1 was released July, 1998.
1998
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.
1999
Microsoft Windows 98 SE (Second Edition) was released May 5, 1999.
1999
Microsoft Windows CE 3.0 was released 1999.
2000
On January 4th at CES Bill Gates announces the new version of Windows CE will be called Pocket PC.
2000
Microsoft Windows 2000 was released February 17, 2000.
2000
Microsoft Windows ME (Millennium) released June 19, 2000.
2001
Microsoft Windows XP is released October 25, 2001.
2001
Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit edition (Version 2002) for Itanium systems is released March 28, 2003.
2003
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 is released March 28, 2003.
2003
Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit edition (Version 2003) for Itanium 2 systems is released on March 28, 2003.
2003
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center edition 2003 is released on December 18, 2003.
2004
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center edition 2005 is released on October 12, 2004.
2005
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 edition is released on April 24, 2005.
2005
Microsoft announces its next operating system, codenamed "Longhorn" will be named Windows Vista on July 23, 2005.
2006
Microsoft releases Microsoft Windows Vista to corporations on November 30, 2006.
2007
Microsoft releases Microsoft Windows Vista and Office 2007 to the general public January 30, 2007.
2008
Microsoft releases Microsoft Windows Server 2008 to the public on February 27, 2008.
2009
Microsoft releases Windows 7 October 22, 2009.
2012
Microsoft releases Windows Server 2012 on September 4, 2012.
2012
Microsoft releases Windows 8 October 26, 2012.
2015
Microsoft releases Windows 10 on July 29, 2015.


Windows related links: The History of Windows Operating Systems, Detailed | Downgrade Windows 8/8.1 to Windows 7 | Install Windows 10 in a Virtual Machine

2 comments:

  1. wooow! some I even don't know.

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  2. Most people get to learn or know more about computers at an older age and might not be curious enough to know how other older Operating Systems looked like

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