Microsoft's operating system, Windows, has been with us in various versions since 1985 (the year WDC was formed):
  • Windows 1.0x (1985)- An operating system that extended the text driven MS-DOS.
  • Windows 2.x (1987)- the begining of Windows as we know it today
  • Windows 3.0 (1990)- allowed multitasking.
  • Windows 3.1 (1992)- allowed local networking (Windows for Workgroups).
  • Windows NT 3 (1992)- introduced 32 bit application support.
  • Windows 95 (1995)- introduced plug and play (PnP) support.
  • Windows NT 4 (1992)- split the system into Server and Workstation versions.
  • Windows 98 (1998)- supported disk partitions greater than 2Mb.
  • Windows 2000 (2000)- introduced Active Directory.
  • Windows XP (2001)- this was followed by Windows Vista, but let's not go there.
  • Windows 7 (2009)- introduced faster booting, Usr Account Control and Gadgets.
  • Windows 8 (2012)- New look compatible with Microsoft phones, replaced (thankfully) by Windows 8.1 in 2013.
  • Windows 10 (2014)- Reverted some interface options back to Windows 7 and included Edge, Microsoft's replacement foe Internet Explorer.
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