40 years ago, Microsoft presented Windows 1.0 at the Comdex computer trade fair in Las Vegas. In 1985, Bill Gates ...

First developed in 1981 by computer scientist Chase Bishop, the software project that would eventually become Windows actually started life under a far wonkier name: "Interface ...

Time to flip open those Microsoft Windows history books, because this might be one of the only mentions of "OS/2" on this ...

We look back at four decades of Microsoft Windows, from its origins and high points to versions we’d rather Ctrl-Alt-Forget ...

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Windows 1.0 officially released to the public 40 years ago today (November 20), and despite its age, still has some common ...

Microsoft “re-released” Windows 1.0 this week as part of a partnership with that Stranger Things show I have yet to binge on Netflix. While it’s free for you to download and play with—on Windows, of ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. A nostalgic tour of Windows 1.0 A nostalgic tour of Windows 1.0 is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has ...

It’s not a stretch to say that Microsoft’s Windows is one of the most ubiquitous and well-known pieces of software the world has ever seen. At one point or another you’ve almost certainly spent some ...

This special report marks the 40th anniversary of Microsoft Windows, which launched on November 20, 1985, and traces its four ...

After nearly four decades, an ancient secret buried deep in Windows 1.0 has been discovered by an intrepid digital archeologist. It’s a simple Easter egg, but one which was most likely impossible to ...