An operating system introduced in 2001 from Microsoft’s Windows family of operating systems. Microsoft called the release its most important product since Windows 95. Along with a redesigned look and feel to the user interface, the new operating system is built on the Windows 2000 kernel, giving the user a more stable and reliable environment than previous versions. Windows XP comes in two versions, Home and Professional. The company has focused on mobility for both editions, including plug and play features for connecting to wireless networks. The operating system also utilizes the 802.11x wireless security standard. The “XP” in Windows XP stands for “eXPerience.”
This Day In Tech History
Where a calculator on the ENIAC is equipped with 18,000 vacuum tubes and weighs 30 tons, computers in the future may have only 1,000 vacuum tubes and perhaps weigh 1.5 tons.
-Popular Mechanics, March 1949More Tech History
Windows XP is released.
Advanced worms like Code Red and Nimda capture media and public attention.
AOL becomes AOL/Time Warner in the largest corporate merger in U.S. history.
Microsoft's first Xbox is released in the U.S.
Wikipedia is launched.
Apple releases Mac OS X, replacing the classic Mac OS.
iTunes 1.0 is released at MacWorld San Francisco.
The PortfolioWall is unveiled at SIGGRAPH. It was one of the first systems with a gesture-based interface.
Apple introduces the first iPod.