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An Exciting Trip from Windows 1.0-Windows 8!
Microsoft Windows has been the most successful Operating System in the history of Computers, most of us use Windows for our daily work, entertainment, or for playing games and much more, and its common for us to see the Windows interface on a PC we see. But what was Windows like when it was first build back in 1985?
How did it look like then?
How did it get here with so much of Advanced Features that we now use in Windows 7and there will be more in Windows 8?
Well for that you need to follow the timeline of Windows Development, from 1985 to what we have now in 2011.
So here¡¯s what Windows looked like back then to right now:
1985 - Windows 1.0
The First Version of Microsoft Windows, Windows 1.0, with simple applications and the concept of multitasking on PC
1987 - Windows 2.0
The Second Version of Windows, Windows 2.0 with some fixes and the Control Panel.
1988 - Windows 2.1
The Second Version of Windows with some additions, and some fixes, Windows 2.1, the Paint software is seenin this one!
1990 - Windows 3.0
The Third Version of Windows, Windows 3.0, featuring the File Manager and Program Manager, replacing the old MS DOS based File and Program Managers.
1992 - Windows 3.1
The later released upgraded version of Windows 3.0, which had support for 32-bit Disk Access, Personalization options and had the Minesweeper game for the first time.
1995 - Windows 95
Windows 95, the changed look, the new interface and the beginning of the form of Windows which we see now. Enhanced Graphics and better Communication Programs.
1998 - Windows 98
Windows 98, one of the most successful versions of Windows till now, this version of Windows can still be seen in some PCs even today. With Extended Softwares, better Performance, this Version was the first milestone in the path of the development of Windows.
2000 - Windows ME
Windows ME or Windows Millenium Edition, though not a very popular version of Windows, but still it had some better tools and performance than the previous ones in some cases.
2001 - Windows XP
Windows XP, the Daddy of all versions of Windows, the most popular version of windows even today. Windows XP is still used today because of its unmatched performance, tools and interface. This has been the best version of Windows till the arrival of Windows 7.
2006 - Windows Vista
Windows Vista, though it didn¡¯t go so well in the public, but still its a good version of Windows specially for the interface the Windows Aero6¾4 Effect, making the Window Transparency worklike magic.
2009 - Windows 7
Windows 7, the best version of Windows till date. With the new and advanced features such as the Superbar, this version of Windows created another milestone for Microsoft after Windows 98 and Windows XP. Windows 7 features an unbeatable user interface, and powerful tools that makes it the best among the rest.
2012 - Windows 8
Windows 8, to be released in the late 2012. The interface of Windows 8 as seen at the D9 Conference. A better version of Windows as proposed by Microsoft, with the changed User Interface.
Microsoft Windows has been the most successful Operating System in the history of Computers, most of us use Windows for our daily work, entertainment, or for playing games and much more, and its common for us to see the Windows interface on a PC we see. But what was Windows like when it was first build back in 1985?
How did it look like then?
How did it get here with so much of Advanced Features that we now use in Windows 7and there will be more in Windows 8?
Well for that you need to follow the timeline of Windows Development, from 1985 to what we have now in 2011.
So here¡¯s what Windows looked like back then to right now:
1985 - Windows 1.0
The First Version of Microsoft Windows, Windows 1.0, with simple applications and the concept of multitasking on PC
1987 - Windows 2.0
The Second Version of Windows, Windows 2.0 with some fixes and the Control Panel.
1988 - Windows 2.1
The Second Version of Windows with some additions, and some fixes, Windows 2.1, the Paint software is seenin this one!
1990 - Windows 3.0
The Third Version of Windows, Windows 3.0, featuring the File Manager and Program Manager, replacing the old MS DOS based File and Program Managers.
1992 - Windows 3.1
The later released upgraded version of Windows 3.0, which had support for 32-bit Disk Access, Personalization options and had the Minesweeper game for the first time.
1995 - Windows 95
Windows 95, the changed look, the new interface and the beginning of the form of Windows which we see now. Enhanced Graphics and better Communication Programs.
1998 - Windows 98
Windows 98, one of the most successful versions of Windows till now, this version of Windows can still be seen in some PCs even today. With Extended Softwares, better Performance, this Version was the first milestone in the path of the development of Windows.
2000 - Windows ME
Windows ME or Windows Millenium Edition, though not a very popular version of Windows, but still it had some better tools and performance than the previous ones in some cases.
2001 - Windows XP
Windows XP, the Daddy of all versions of Windows, the most popular version of windows even today. Windows XP is still used today because of its unmatched performance, tools and interface. This has been the best version of Windows till the arrival of Windows 7.
2006 - Windows Vista
Windows Vista, though it didn¡¯t go so well in the public, but still its a good version of Windows specially for the interface the Windows Aero6¾4 Effect, making the Window Transparency worklike magic.
2009 - Windows 7
Windows 7, the best version of Windows till date. With the new and advanced features such as the Superbar, this version of Windows created another milestone for Microsoft after Windows 98 and Windows XP. Windows 7 features an unbeatable user interface, and powerful tools that makes it the best among the rest.
2012 - Windows 8
Windows 8, to be released in the late 2012. The interface of Windows 8 as seen at the D9 Conference. A better version of Windows as proposed by Microsoft, with the changed User Interface.
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