The History of Windows

[jinny]

A complete chronology of the development of Microsoft Windows OS

[blueocto]

Omg Windows 3.1.1. they had that on the computers when I started with the Rev back in 2000!!

[zumojuice]

I liked windows 3.11 - Mind yuo my first PC (was a retro buy) had a green screen.

[tommylogic]

My first computer was a Commodore Vic 20:

Commodore VIC-20

Introduced:	June 1980
Released:	January 1981
Price:	US $299
CPU:	MOS 6502, 1MHz
RAM:	5K (3.5K for the user)
Display:	22 X 23 text
	176 X 184, 16 colors max
Ports:	composite video
	joystick, cartridge, user port
	serial peripheral port
Peripherals:	cassette recorder
	printer, modem
	external floppy drive
OS:	ROM BASIC

[zumojuice]

cassette recorder - get in!

[tommylogic]

I'll tell ya what man.. come 1988, the Commodore Amiga was all the rage in the visual arts industry.

[zumojuice]

you should use it now. retrocool!

[tommylogic]

HA!! yeah, maybe not.

[LeadMagnet]

My first pc was an Amstrad. It rocked.
The jump from that DOS interface to windows 3.11 and then from 3.11 to 95 was amazing.
There's been no real ingenuity since then.

[ianm]

hey, i had an amstrad too :D the speccy/commodore type though :D