The document discusses the history and key releases of the Microsoft Windows operating system from 1985 to 2013. It describes early versions like Windows 1.0, 3.0, and NT 3.1. Major releases are covered such as Windows 95, 98, ME, XP, Vista, 7, 8, and 8.1. Each new version brought performance improvements, expanded features, and support for newer hardware. The document provides an overview of the evolution of Windows over time from its early graphical beginnings to its modern incarnations.

1. WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM
GENERATION
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2. MS-Dos
 Short for Microsoft Disk operating system,
MS-DOS is a non-graphical command line
operating system created for IBM compatible
computers that was first introduced in August
1981.
 Unlike Microsoft Windows, which most users
are familiar with today, MS-DOS requires the
user to type commands instead of using a
mouse.

4. History of Windows
 Microsoft Windows operating system was
developed by Microsoft to overcome the limitation
of its own MS-DOS operating system.
 First successful version were Windows 3.0,
released in 1990.
 Subsequently released version were
Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000,
Windows XP, Windows XP Professional and
Windows Vista.
 Microsoft initially announced the Windows
product seven years earlier and released the first
version in 1983.

5. WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM
 1985: windows 1.0
 1987: windows 2.0
 1990: windows 3.0
 1993: windows NT 3.1
 1993: windows NT Advanced
 1993: windows For Workgroups 3.11
 1994: windows NT Workstation 3.5
 1994: windows NT server 3.5
 1995: windows 95
 1995: windows NT server 3.51
 1996: windows NT server 4.0
 1996: windows NT workstation 4.0
 1997: windows NT server 4.0 enterprise edition
 1998: windows 98

6.  1998: windows NT server 4.0 terminal server
edition
 1999: windows 98 second edition
 2000: windows ME (millennium edition)
 2000: windows 2000 server family
 2001: windows XP
 2001: windows XP Professional
 2001: windows XP 64-bit edition
 2002: windows XP media center edition
 2002: windows XP Tablet PC edition
 2003: windows server 2003
 2003: 64-bit operating systems

7. 1985: Windows 1.0
 The first version of Windows provided a new
software environment for developing and running
applications that use bitmap displays and mouse
pointing devices.
 With Windows, users moved a mouse to point
and click their way through tasks, such as starting
applications.
 The product included a set of desktop
applications, including the MS-DOS file
management program, a calendar, card file,
notepad, calculator, clock, and
telecommunications programs, which helped users
manage day-to-day activities.

8. 1985: Windows 1.0

9. 1990: Windows 3.0
 The third major release of the Windows platform
from Microsoft offered improved performance,
advanced graphics with 16 colors, and full support
of the more powerful Intel 386 processor.
 A new wave of 386 PCs helped drive the
popularity of Windows 3.0, which offered a wide
range of useful features and capabilities, including:
• Program Manager, File Manager, and Print
Manager.
• A completely rewritten application development
environment.
• An improved set of Windows icons.

10. 1990: Windows 3.0

11. 1993: Windows NT 3.1
 When Microsoft Windows NT® was released to
manufacturing on July 27, 1993, Microsoft met an
important milestone: the completion of a project
begun in the late 1980s to build an advanced new
operating system from scratch.
 "Windows NT represents nothing less than a
fundamental change in the way that companies
can address their business computing
requirements," Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said at
its release.

12. 1993: Windows NT 3.1

13. 1995: Windows 95
 Released 08/1995
 Computer: 100% IBM Compatible
 Processor: 386 DX or higher
 Memory: 4MB RAM 35MB Hard disk drive
 Drives: CD-ROM or Floppy
 Sound: Sound Blaster compatible Sound Card.
 Video: VGA or higher-resolution
 Controls: Microsoft keyboard / Mouse
 operating system: DOS 5.0 and Higher
 Price: $70.00 - $90.00

15. 1998: Windows 98
Computer: 100% IBM Compatible
Processor: 486DX/66 MHz or Higher processor
Memory: 16 MB of RAM
Drives: Approximately 195MB; can take up to
295MB
CD-ROM or Floppy
Sound: Standard Sound card for sound capability.
Video: VGA or higher-resolution
Controls: 100% compatible Microsoft keyboard /
Mouse
operating system: Windows 3.x, 3.1x or Windows 95
to upgrade
DirectX: Includes DirectX 5.0
Price: $80.00 - $100.00

17. 2000: Windows Millennium Edition
(Windows Me)
 Designed for home computer users,
Windows Me offered consumers numerous
music, video, and home networking
enhancements and reliability improvements.
 For example, to help consumers
troubleshoot their systems, the System Restore
feature let users roll back their PC software
configuration to a date or time before a
problem occurred.

18. 2001: Windows XP
 With the release of Windows XP in October 2001,
Microsoft merged its two Windows operating system
lines for consumers and businesses, uniting them
around the Windows 2000 code base.
 The "XP" in Windows XP stands for "experience,"
symbolizing the innovative experiences that
Windows can offer to personal computer users.
 With Windows XP, home users can work with and
enjoy music, movies, messaging, and photos with
their computer

21. Microsoft Windows Vista
 Windows Vista
Released January 30, 2007
 Vista Premium-Ready PCs
 Computer: 100% IBM Compatible
 Processor: 1GHz Intel-compatible
 Memory: 1GB RAM
 Drives: 40GB disk space
DVD Drive
 Sound: Standard Sound card for sound
capability.
 DirectX 9.0 compatible video card.
 64,128,256 MB of Video RAM

22.  Controls: 100% compatible Microsoft Keyboard /
Mouse.
 Operating System: Windows 2000 / XP to
upgrade.

24.  Windows 7 is a personal computer
operating system developed by
Microsoft as part of Windows NT family of
operating systems.
 Development of 7 occurred as early as
2006 under the codename "Blackcomb".
 Windows 7 was released to
manufacturing on July 22, 2009, and
became generally available on October
22, 2009.

25. Architecture 32-bit 64-bit
Processor 1 GHz IA-32 processor 1 GHz x86-64 processor
Memory (RAM) 1 GB 2 GB
HDD free space 16 GB of free disk space 20 GB of free disk space

28.  Windows 8 is a personal computer
operating system developed by Microsoft
as part of Windows NT family of operating
systems.
 The operating system was released to
manufacturing on August 1, 2012, and was
released for general availability on October
26, 2012
 Windows 8 introduced major changes to
the operating system's platform and user
interface to improve its user experience on
tablets, where Windows was now
competing with mobile operating systems

30.  Windows 8.1 is a version of Windows NT
family of operating systems and an
upgrade for Windows 8
 Windows 8.1 is available free of charge
for retail copies of Windows 8 and
Windows RT users via Windows Store.

32. All the best