Windows 1.0 released 40 years ago today - and started Microsoft's road to success

Underpinned by the iconic MS-DOS command line, Windows 1.0 is notable in that it specifically required a computer mouse to ...

Windows 1.0 was originally developed under what early project name?

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 ...
The Escapist

Windows 1.0 turns 40: Time is a flat circle as Xbox and Microsoft feel as if they’re back in 1985

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

How to Get Windows 1.0 From 1985 Without the 'Stranger Things' Tie-Ins

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 ...
USA Today

From Windows 1.0 to Windows 10: A history of Microsoft's signature PC software

On Thursday, PC owners got a first look at the future of Windows. Microsoft hosted an event Thursday detailing what's next for Windows 11, the operating system that has helped power personal computers ...