History of Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a line of operating systems developed by Microsoft. It's compatible with all computers manufactured by Dell, HP, Lenovo, etc. The first operating system is only used for multitasking, and more. The first operating system does not have additional features just like newer operating systems.
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Windows Server is a brand name for a group of server operating systems released by Microsoft. It includes all Windows operating systems that are branded "Windows Server", but not any other Microsoft product. The first Windows server edition to be released under that brand was Windows Server 2003. However, the first server edition of Windows was Windows NT 3.1 Advanced Server, followed by Windows NT 3.5 Server, Windows NT 4.0 Server, and Windows 2000 Server; the latter was the first server edition to include Active Directory, DNS Server, DHCP Server, Group Policy, as well as many other popular features used today.
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"NT" stands for "New Technology". It was a family name of Microsoft Windows operating systems. Starting with Windows 2000, "NT" was removed from the name and it's only used in the version string. Windows NT 3.1 was the first operating system of the Windows NT series.
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Windows 1.0
Name: Microsoft Windows 1.0
Released Date: November 20, 1985
End of Support Date: December 31, 2001
Latest Version: Windows 1.04
Latest Version Release: April 1987
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Windows 1.0 was Microsoft's first operating system compatible with IBM computers. This operating system was released in 1985. This may be not an operating system, but it's more like an operating environment. The first version of Microsoft Windows includes a game called Reversi, other applications are available, like MS-DOS executive, card file, notepad, a clock, control panel, and other applications available in this operating system.
Windows 2.0
Name: Microsoft Windows 2.0
Released Date: December 9, 1987
End of Support Date: December 31, 2001
Latest Version: Windows 2.03
Latest Version Release: December 9, 1987
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Windows 2.0 was the second generation of the Microsoft Windows family series. It has the same features just like on Windows 1.0. Much of the popularity of Windows 2.0 was a "run-time version" with Microsoft's new applications. In 1988, Apple filed a lawsuit against Microsoft, accusing them of violating copyrights Apple held on macOS. Apple has claimed the 'look and feel" of macOS, taken as a whole, was protected by copyright and that Windows 2.0 has violated copyrights by having the same icons from macOS.
Updates
- Overlapping windows
- Better keyboard shortcuts
- Improved shell design
- VGA graphic support
- EMS memory support
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Windows 3.0
Name: Microsoft Windows 3.0
Released Date: May 22, 1990
End of Support Date: December 31, 2001
Latest Version: Windows 3.00a with Multimedia Extensions
Latest Version Release: December 9, 1987
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Windows 3.0 was Microsoft's third major release of Microsoft Windows. In this version, this operating system allows users to multitask, thanks to virtual memory on Windows 3.0. It featured a revamped graphical user interface. It also includes technical improvements to memory management to make this operating system work better on the capabilities of Intel i286 and i386 processors.