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Years |
Description |
Reference |
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1975 |
Microsoft is a startup formed as a partnership of Bill Gates and Paul G. Allen
for the desktop computer business. |
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June 1980 |
Birth of Microsoft Disk operating system "MS‑DOS" which is a
text based software designed for bridging the
gap between the hardware and application programs for the operator of desktop
computer. MS‑DOS ships in 1981. Versions:
- 1981:-MS-DOS 1.0
- 1982:-MS-DOS 1.25
- 1983:-MS-DOS 2.0
- 1984:-MS-DOS 2.11 MS-DOS 3.0 MS-DOS 3.1
- 1985:-MS-DOS 2.25
- 1986:-MS-DOS 3.2
- 1987:-MS-DOS 3.3
- 1988:-MS-DOS 4.0 MS-DOS 4.01
- 1991:-MS-DOS 5.0
- 1993:-MS-DOS 6.0 MS-DOS 6.2
- 1994:-MS-DOS 6.21 MS-DOS 6.22
- 1995:-MS-DOS 7.0 (Windows 95)
- 1996:-MS-DOS 7.1 (Windows 95 OSR2)
- 2000:-MS-DOS 8.0 (Windows ME)
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1981 |
MS-DOS 1.0 |
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1982 |
The difficulty of using the text based MS-DOS causes the need of a better
interface between the user and the personal computer. In 1983, the development
of Windows is announced. Versions:
- 1985:-MS-Windows 1.0
- 1987:-MS-Windows 2.0
- 1988:-MS-Windows 2.1
- 1989:-MS-Windows 2.11
- 1990:-MS-Windows 3.0
- 1992:-MS-Windows 3.1
- 1993:-MS-Windows for Workgroups 3.11
- 1993:-MS-Windows NT 3.1
- 1994:-MS-Windows NT 3.5
- 1995:-MS-Windows NT 3.51
- 1995:-MS-Windows 95
- 1996:-MS-Windows NT 4
- 1998:-MS-Windows 98
- 1999:-MS-Windows 98SE
- 2000:-MS-Windows 2000
- 2000:-MS-Windows ME
- 2001:-MS-Windows XP
- 2003:-MS-Windows Server 2003
- 2005:-MS-Windows XP x86-64
- 2007:-MS-Windows Vista
- 2008:-MS-Windows Server 2008
- 2009:-MS-Windows 7
- 2009:-MS-Windows Server 2008R2
- 2012:-MS-Windows 8
- 2012:-MS-Windows Server 2012
- 2013:-MS-Windows 8.1
- 2013:-MS-Windows Server 2012 R2
- 2015:-MS-Windows 10last updated 22Aug2016
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1985 |
MS-Windows 1.0 |
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1987 |
MS-DOS 3.3 |
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1987 |
MS-Windows 2.0
Microsoft Windows/386 or Windows 386 (1988)
Microsoft Windows/286 or Windows 286 (1988)
last updated 18May2017 |
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1990 |
MS-Windows 3.0
Microsoft Windows 3.0 or Windows 3.0a with multimedia (1991)
last updated 18May2017 |
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1992 |
MS-Windows 3.1
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.1 (1992)
Microsoft Windows 3.11 (1993)
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11 (1994)
last updated 18May2017 |
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1993 |
MS-Windows NT 3.1
Microsoft changes the name of new OS that not cooperating with OS/2 to Windows
NT. (1991) last updated 18May2017 |
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1994 |
MS-DOS 6.22 |
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1994 |
MS-Windows NT 3.5
Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 (1995) last updated 18May2017 |
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1995 |
MS-Windows 95
Microsoft Windows 95 Service Pack 1 (4.00.950A) (1995)
Microsoft Windows 95 (4.00.950B) aka OSR2 with FAT32 and MMX support (1996)
Microsoft Windows CE 1.0 (1996)
Windows CE 2.0 (1997)
Microsoft Windows 95 (4.00.950C) aka OSR2.5 (1997)
Microsoft Windows CE 2.1 (1998)
Windows CE 3.0 (1999)
Windows CE changes to Pocket PC (2000)
last updated 18May2017 |
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1996 |
MS-Windows NT 4.0 |
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1998 |
MS-Windows 98
Microsoft Windows 98 SE (Second Edition) (1999)
last updated 18May2017 |
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2000 |
MS-Windows 2000 |
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2000 |
MS-Windows ME |
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2001 |
MS-Windows XP
Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit edition (Version 2002) for Itanium systems (2001)
Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit edition (Version 2003) for Itanium 2 systems (2003)
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center edition 2003 (2003)
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center edition 2005 (2004)
last updated 18May2017
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2003 |
MS-Windows Server 2003 |
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2005 |
MS-Windows XP x86-64 |
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2007 |
Microsoft codenamed "Longhorn" changes to Windows Vista (2005)
Microsoft Windows Vista to corporations (2006)
last updated 18May2017
MS-Windows Vista |
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2008 |
MS-Windows Server 2008 |
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2009 |
MS-Windows 7 |
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2009 |
MS-Windows Server 2008 R2 |
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2012 |
MS-Windows 8 |
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2012 |
MS-Windows Server 2012 |
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2013 |
MS-Windows 8.1 |
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2013 |
MS-Windows Server 2012 R2 |
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2015 |
MS-Windows 10last updated 22Aug2016 |
  
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2016 |
MS-Windows
Server 2016 last updated 18May2017 |
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2021 |
MS-Windows 11last updated 20Dec2021 |
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