Multiple DOS virtual machines with preemptive multitasking was a newįeature in Windows from its earlier versions. While it wasįunctionally equivalent to Windows/286, it could run multiple DOSĪpplications simultaneously in the extended memory. In late 1987, Microsoft released Windows/386. Next section) was released, Microsoft renamed Windows 2.0 to Supplied by the independent software vendors.
Spurred by the runtime (Single Application Environment) versions Overlapping windows, Windows became a viable environment forĭevelopment of major applications (such as Excel, Word for Windows,Ĭorel Draw!, Ami, PageMaker, and Micrografx Designer). Windows 2.0, introduced in the fall of 1987, provided significant
Cooperative multitasking of Windows applications. Device-independent screen and printer graphics. Graphical user interface (GUI) with drop-down menus,. These were the major features of Windows 1.0: The selection ofĪpplications was sparse, however, and Windows sales were modest. Programmer years of development) in November 1985. The development was delayed several times, however, and theįirst version was available to the consumer market (after 55 Graphical interface, device-independent graphics, and multitasking Prior to the Macintosh), and before Digital Research announced GEM,Īnother competing graphical environment. Microsoft finally announced Windows in November 1983, with pressureįrom just-released VisiOn and impending TopView. Versions of Microsoft Windows discussed in this document: Interface was changed in 1982 to use drop-down menus and dialog boxes, Multiplan and Word-like menus at the bottom of the screen, the Information here may no longer be accurate, and links may no longer be available or reliable.ĭevelopment of the Interface Manager (subsequently renamed Microsoft This content has been archived, and is no longer maintained by Indiana University.
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