A family of operating systems for personal computers originally released in 1985 with version 1.0 from Microsoft. Windows dominates the personal computer world, running, by some estimates, on 90 percent of all personal computers. The remaining 10 percent are mostly Macintosh computers. Like the Macintosh operating environment, Windows provides a graphical user interface (GUI), virtual memory management, multitasking, and support for many peripheral devices.
This Day In Tech History
- 1984 - The Apple Macintosh was introduced in a famous Superbowl commercial.
- 1984 - The famous Superbowl commercial for the Apple Macintosh airs.
More Tech History
Windows 10 is released.
Apple releases the Apple Watch.
The Surface Book is introduced.
The U.S. government attempts to force Apple to create a version of IOS that circumvents security.
Microsoft acquires LinkedIn
The Equifax data breach affects over 100 million
The Meltdown and Spectre CPU vulnerabilities are discovered
The FCC ends Net Neutrality rules