The History of Windows

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The History of Windows


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Windows is one of the many operating systems in the world, all of which have a history of each, this time we will discuss about the history of windows. in 1983, Microsoft announced the development of a graphical user interface for the operating system line, MS-DOS has been made for the IBM PC and compatible computers since 1981.
MS-DOS (/ɛmɛs ˈ ˌ dɒs/EM-es-DOSS; acronym for Microsoft Disk Operating System) is a discontinued operating system for x 86-based personal computers mostly developed by Microsoft. Collectively, MS-DOS, its rebranding u.s. IBM PC DOS, and some operating systems attempting to be compatible with MS-DOS, are sometimes referred to as "DOS" (which is also the generic acronym for disk operating system). MS-DOS was the main operating system for IBM PC compatible personal computers during the 1980s and the early 1990s, when it was gradually since been superseded by operating systems offering a graphical user interface (GUI), in various generations of the Microsoft graphical The Windows operating system.
well, now we will describe the history of Windows

1. Windows 1.0


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Windows 1.0 was created on November 20, 1985, although there are still many shortcomings, but this waindows is a development of the DOS system, before named windows, Windows version 1.0 is about to be named with the Interface Manager, However, Rowland Hanson, the head of marketing at Microsoft, convinced the company that the name "Microsoft Windows" would be more "lured" consumers. This is called the legend.

2. Windows 2.x

After the release of windows 1.0, microsoft continued to develop versions of windows, on December 9, 1987, released a windows version 2.x. and be a little more popular than its predecessor, one factor is popular this version is has the capability access the Microsoft Excel for Windows and Microsoft Word for Windows, microssoft artificial factor this is what makes this virsi better than previous version.

3. Windows 2.1x


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This version is the first version that supports the High Memory Area (HMA), Windows/386 2.1 even has a kernel running in protected mode with the emulation of Expanded Memory Specification (EMS) standard Lotus-Intel-Microsoft (LIM). All DOS-based Windows applications and when it does run in real mode, which runs above the protected mode kernel by using Virtual 8086 mode, which is a new feature that belongs to the Intel 80386.


4. Windows 3.0


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This version makes the IBM PC and compatible computers serious challengers Apple Macintosh. because of the increase in graphics processing performance at that time (with the graphics card Video Graphics Array (VGA)). Version 3.0 is also the first version of Windows that is running in protected mode kernel, although the 386 enhanced mode is an enhanced version of the kernel from the protected mode kernel in Windows/386. Windows 3.0 is also present in "multimedia" version, Windows 3.0 with Multimedia Extensions 1.0.



5. Windows 3.1


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This is a version of the updater from version 3.0, version 3.1 has the ability to display TrueType Fonts, and many bug fixes that exist in previous versions and the addition of multimedia features, version 3.1 also eliminates support for mode real, so it only runs on the protected mode which only Intel 80286 microprocessor, owned by or higher again, Microsoft eventually released Windows 3.11, Windows version 3.1 which includes all the patches and fixes that was released after Windows 3.1 was launched in 1992.


Conclusion


Windows operating systems that are familiar are used by many circles ranging from individual and Group organization. In windows we can do the settings on the insert panel Developments windows, windows 1 was released on 20 November 1985 16. Windows 2 present on 9 December 1987. On 27 May 1988 microsoft releases windows 2.1. On May 22, 1990 Microsoft released windows 3.0. On April 6, 1992 Microsoft released windows 3.1, for teenagers born 2000s definitely do not know and do not use the windows version of it, but we need to know its history as a science

Source :
id.wikipedia Sejarah Microsoft Windows
id.wikipedia MS-DOS


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Great post! Very well thought out and implemented. I remember my first home PC ran Windows 3.1 XD

Now I've been a Linux user for the past six years. The last windows I used was 8 back when it was hated on fore getting rid of the start menu lol

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