Trademark: Microsoft Corporation
Windows logo 1992 - 1995
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Windows, the very name is more synonymas with computer technology than it is with glass. This mainstream retail operating system started out as an addon to MS-DOS in 1985 (year I was born, fitting I would say). This technology would steadily grow from an addon based program that merely ran on top of DOS, to the most popular and widely used operating system in history. more than two thirds of the computers in existence today use Microsoft Windows as its primary operating system. The graphics on screen, as well as the strong market targeting of home users sparked a technological revelution that has shaped our world as it is today. By simplyfying complex tasks, coupled with the easy to use onscreen graphics, Windows was able to take a strong foothold in the computer software community.
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Trademark: Microsoft Corporation
Windows logo 2001 - 2006
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Microsoft Windows has seen its fair share of upgrades, add-ons, success's, and dismal disasters. Through it all, they have remained the leading force in the operating system market.
The line windows operating systems are listed below:
1985 - Windows 1.0
1987 - Windows 2.0
1990 - Windows 3.0
1995 - Windows 95
1998 - Windows 98
2000 - Windows 2000
2001 - Windows XP
2006 - Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows is a 32 (and now with 64 bit versions) preemptive multitasking operating system. This meens that the operating system controls the time each process has on the cpu, and that it can run serveral processes at once. It is robust and well constructed. You can find everything from the largest bank or education software, all the way down to a small calculator program.
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Trademark: Microsoft Corporation
Windows logo 2007 -
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