Windows Operating System
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Windows Operating System
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Windows early history
Windows history dates back to 1981. Windows 1.0 was released 1985, it had such
programs as Calculator, Calendar, Cardfile, Clipboard viewer, Clock, Control
Panel, Notepad, Paint, Reversi, Terminal and Write. Second version Windows was
released in 1987, it included sophisticated keyboard shortcuts. Did not have a
chance to use it….
Windows 3.0 and 3.1
Windows 3.0, which included several UI improvements, was released in 1990.
Later on Windows 3.1 was released.Windows 3.1 included better support for
multimedia, TrueType and workgroup networking. For me Windows 3.1 was really
primitive.
Windows 9x
Windows 95 – ME were the best operating systems around that time. They were
still MS-DOS based. Windows 95 added support for 32-bit applications, plug and
play, preemptive multitasking and more. Biggest th...