TIMELINE MS-DOS-9/82-Dos Version 1.25, an OEM Version for Zenith Computer Corporation.. (Also known as Z-DOS) This added support for Double-Sided 5.25" 320Kb Floppy Disks. Previously the disk had to be turned over to use the other side. Windows 3.0-5/90-Microsoft announced the immediate, worldwide availability of Microsoft Windows 3.0 in May. This version offered dramatic performance increases for Windows applications, advances in ease of use and aesthetic appeal, and straightforward integration into corporate computing environments Network Drivers also made available, as well as a PS-2 option. Windows 3.1-4/92-Microsoft shipped Microsoft Windows 3.1 with over 1,000 enhancements. The new version created unprecedented user demand with over one million advance orders placed worldwide. It boasted a 386 Enhanced Mode with a minimum requirement 4MB RAM - It operates in Standard Mode with 2MBs and added support for Truetype Fonts. Windows for Workgroups 3.11-8/92-Microsoft announced the worldwide availability of Microsoft Windows for WorkGroups 3.1 (WfWG) which integrates networking and workgroup functionality directly into Windows 3.1 in October of 1992. The product allowed common activities of sending electronic mail, scheduling group meetings, sharing files and printers, managing calendars, and working together on groups projects. It can provide networking capabilities on its own, or it can be used as a client on an existing local area network. It still operated upon MS- DOS GUI. Windows NT 3.5-9/94-Revolutionized minimum memory requirements to 12mb. It was able to run programs much faster, and was able to recover from crashes much easier. In cooperation with certain graphics chips, it's 3-D capabilities were enhanced. Windows 9x-N/A-It used a compilation of the 95 and 98 operating systems, it is merely a method of referring to the two operating systems when they were working in cooperation. Windows 95-8/95-Windows had 32bit Processing, Long Filename Support & other major improvements over Windows 3.x (Still uses original FAT16) DriveSpace Included Windows 95 supporting two new partition types (0E and 0F) to support the logical block addressing (LBA) INT13h extensions as specified in the Windows 95 Driver Development Kit (DDK).~ Includes Internet Explorer 1.0 Windows 98-6/98-Windows 98 uses the new FAT32 system & USB Support and Integrated Internet Explorer 4.0 (Install CD-ROM is now 'Bootable')Windows allowed for Plug and Play connectivity, and made the computer user's life a whole lot easier. Windows NT 4.0 Workstation-8/96-Microsofts (Cairo) 32bit Multi-Tasking Operating System. Available in Server, Desktop and Upgrade Versions. Designed for the business world. Windows 2000-2/00- Windows 2000 (for NT & Network Users) has NO MS-DOS Support. It is the successor to Windows NT 4.0 and is Designed for Business Use. Available in Server, Desktop and Upgrade Versions. Windows ME-8/00-Designed for Home Users with Integrated Internet Explorer & Outlook Express 5.5 as well MSN Messenger - Gold Release 4.10.3000. It supposedly had the ability to "transform" itself into what the user really needed or wanted to see. (ME as in Millennium Edition or Me as in I myself ?) Windows XP-8/01-The release of this version changed the way many people feel about Microsoft. The inclusion of Windows media player is good and bad depending on who is looking at it. It's anti-piracy functionality angered the majority of Windows users. It was built from the Whistler ideology.

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