Windows 1.0 was originally developed under what early project name?

First developed in 1981 by computer scientist Chase Bishop, the software project that would eventually become Windows actually started life under a far wonkier name: "Interface ...

Windows 1.0 released 40 years ago today - and started Microsoft's road to success

Windows 1.0 did set the stage for Microsoft to take the OS market by storm, however, and it introduced some iconic features ...
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Microsoft Windows at 40 – from wonky beginnings to world-domination

We look back at four decades of Microsoft Windows, from its origins and high points to versions we’d rather Ctrl-Alt-Forget ...
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Windows 1.0 turns 40: Time is a flat circle as Xbox and Microsoft feel as if they’re back ...

Time to flip open those Microsoft Windows history books, because this might be one of the only mentions of "OS/2" on this ...
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Microsoft創立10周年の節目に歴史を振り返る

Bill Gates氏とPaul Allen氏は、1975年4月4日にMicrosoftを設立、このほど50周年を迎えた。今回、これを記念にWindowsの歴史を振り返るという記事が掲載された。次の10の事実が、具体的な説明とともに取り上げられている。 Windowsは当初は「Microsoft Interface Manager」と ...

Microsoft Windows hits 40 years old: A visual walk down memory lane

Windows went on sale 40 years ago. Here's the whole history of the operating system, from Windows 1 to 11 and everything in between.