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- 2. History Of Windows • It’s the 1970s. At work, we rely on typewriters. • A two young computer enthusiasts, Bill Gates and Paul Allen, see that personal computing is a path to the future.
- 4. •In 1975, Gates and Allen form a partnership called Microsoft. •Like most start-ups, Microsoft begins small, but has a huge vision—a computer on every desktop and in every home.
- 5. •When the IBM PC running MS DOS ships in‑ 1981, it introduces a whole new language to the general public. •Typing “C:” and various cryptic commands gradually becomes part of daily work. People discover the backslash () key.
- 6. •MS DOS is effective, but also proves difficult‑ to understand for many people. There has to be a better way to build an operating system. •Geek trivia: MS DOS stands for Microsoft Disk‑ Operating System.
- 7. The dawn of MS DOS‑ •In June 1980, Gates and Allen hire Gates’ former Harvard classmate Steve Ballmer to help run the company. •The next month, IBM approaches Microsoft about a project code-named "Chess."
- 8. •In response, Microsoft focuses on a new operating system—the software that manages, or runs, the computer hardware and also serves to bridge the gap between the computer hardware and programs, such as a word processor.
- 10. •It’s the foundation on which computer programs can run. They name their new operating system "MS DOS."‑
- 11. VERSION Year Event 1983 Bill Gates announces Microsoft Windows November 10, 1983. 1985 Microsoft Windows 1.0 is introduced in November 20, 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.
- 12. Windows 1.0
- 13. 1991 Following its decision not to develop operating systems cooperatively with IBM, Microsoft changes the name of OS/2 to Windows NT. 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 one 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 July 27, 1993. 1993 Microsoft Windows 3.11, an update to Windows 3.1 is released December 31, 1993. 1993 The number of licensed users of Microsoft Windows now totals more than 25 million.
- 14. WINDOWS 3.0
- 15. 1994 Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11 was released February, 1994. 1994 Microsoft Windows NT 3.5 was released September 21, 1994. 1995 Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 was released May 30, 1995. 1995 Microsoft Windows 95 was released August 24, 1995 and sells more than one million copies within 4 days. 1995 Microsoft Windows 95 Service Pack 1 (4.00.950A) is released February 14, 1996. 1996 Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 was released July 29, 1996. 1996 Microsoft Windows 95 (4.00.950B) aka OSR2 with FAT32 and MMX support is released August 24, 1996. 1996 Microsoft Windows CE 1.0 was released November, 1996.
- 16. Windows 98
- 20. Windows 7
- 21. 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. 2006 Microsoft releases Microsoft Windows Vista to corporations on November 30, 2006. 2007 Microsoft releases Microsoft Windows Vista and Office 2007 to the general public January 30, 2007. 2008 Microsoft releases Microsoft Windows Server 2008 to the public on February 27, 2008. 2009 Microsoft releases Windows 7 October 22, 2009.. 2012 Microsoft releases Windows Server 2012 on September 4, 2012 2012 Microsoft releases Windows 8 October 26, 2012. 2015 Microsoft releases Windows 10 on July 29, 2015.
- 22. Windows 8 & 8.1
- 23. Windows 10
- 24. WINDOWS in Mobile phones • Developer-Microsoft Corporation. • Written -C & C++. • User interface-Metro design • First launch -Oct 2010 with WINDOWS 7 • April 14 2014 with WINDOWS 8.1
- 26. Partnership with Nokia • On February 11, 2011, at a press event in London, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Nokia CEO Stephen Elop announced a partnership between their companies.
- 27. Integration of Microsoft services with Nokia • Bing would power search across Nokia devices • Integration of Nokia Maps with Bing Maps • Integration of Nokia's Ovi store with the Windows Phone Store
- 28. Versions For Mobile • Windows 7 • Windows 8 • windows 8.1 • Windows 10
- 29. FEATURES • People Hub • Multitasking • User Interface • Text Input • Web Browser
- 30. • Media Support • Cortona • Office suite • Updates • Advertising platform
- 31. • Store • Music and videos • Application and games • E-mail • Multimedia
- 32. Disadvantages • Absence of greater Personalization • No system wide file manager. • No Flash Player Support. • Does not Display The flash content. • Does Not Support .mkv,.avi,.flv Format Videos