COMPUTER HISTORY
History of Microsoft Windows
Year
Event
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1983
Microsoft Windows was announced November 10, 1983 and sells for $100.00.
1985
Microsoft Windows 1.0 is introduced in
November, 1985 and is
initially sold for $100.00.
1987
Microsoft Windows 2.0 was
released December 9, 1987 and is initially sold for $100.00.
1987
Microsoft Windows/386 or Windows 386
is introduced December 9, 1987 and is initially sold for $100.00.
1988
Microsoft Windows/286 or Windows 286
is introduced June, 1988 and is initially sold for $100.00.
1990
Microsoft Windows
3.0 was released May, 22 1990. Microsoft Windows 3.0 full
version was priced at $149.95 and the upgrade version was priced at
$79.95.
1991
Microsoft Windows
3.0 or Windows 3.0a with multimedia was released October,
1991.
1992
Microsoft Windows
3.1 was released April, 1992 and sells more than 1 Million
copies within the first two months of its release.
1992
Microsoft Windows
for Workgroups 3.1 was released October, 1992.
1993
Microsoft Windows
nt 3.1 was released August, 1993.
1993
The number of licensed users of Microsoft Windows now totals more than 25 Million.
1994
Microsoft Windows
for Workgroups 3.11 was released February, 1994.
1994
Microsoft Windows
NT 3.5 was released September, 1994.
1995
Microsoft Windows
NT 3.51 was released June, 1995.
1995
Microsoft Windows
95 was released August, 1995 and sells more than 1 Million
copies within 4 days.
1996
Microsoft Windows
NT 4.0 was released August, 1996.
1996
Microsoft Windows
ce 1.0 was released November, 1996.
1997
Microsoft Windows
CE 2.0 was released November, 1997.
1998
Microsoft Windows
98 was released June, 1998.
1998
Microsoft Windows
CE 2.1 was released July, 1998.
1999
Microsoft Windows
98 SE (Second Edition) was released May 5, 1999.
1999
Microsoft Windows
CE 3.0 was released 1999.
2000
Microsoft Windows
2000 was released February 2000.
2000
Microsoft Windows
ME (Millennium) released June 19, 2000.
2001
Microsoft Windows
XP is released October 25, 2001.
2001
Microsoft Windows
XP 64-Bit Edition (Version 2002) for Itanium systems is
released.
2003
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 is
released March 28, 2003.
2003
Microsoft Windows
XP 64-Bit Edition (Version 2003) for Itanium 2 systems is
released on March 28, 2003.
2005
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition is
released on April 24, 2005.
2005
Microsoft announces it''s next
operating system, codenamed "Longhorn" will be named Windows
Vista on July 23, 2005.
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