You are here: silicon.com > Software > Operating Systems

Operating Systems

Photos: Windows through the ages

The countdown from 1.0 to 7...

Tags: vista, windows 7, desktop, os

By Tim Ferguson

Published: 10 December 2008 11:46 GMT


Microsoft Windows has been around for more than 20 years and love it or hate it, it's the most ubiquitous desktop operating system in the world.

The first version, aptly called Windows 1.0 (seen in its box above) was released in 1985 and changed the way computer users could interact with their PCs using bitmap graphics and a mouse.

Picture credit: Microsoft


  1. Zones
  2. Management
  3. Networks
  4. Software
  5. IT Services
  6. Hardware
  1. Verticals
  2. Public Sector
  3. Financial Services
  4. Retail & Leisure

for IT White Papers Newsletter


  • Jobs
Senior Software Engineer

This may be either embedded software running on the on-chip processors or associated software running on a host processor. and assembler within a ...

Network Support Engineer

Good knowledge of OS XP ,Vista, W7 Good knowledge of Server OS : Windows 2003 & windows 2008 Knowledge of Active Directory (Users, OU, Policies, ...

Mainframe zSeries Specialist

Knowledge of concept of z9 system and z/OS (MVS, JES, Storage, Security, Data management). Communication Skills.or 24/7 shift environment (including ...

Agenda Setters 2009
Welcome to the ninth annual Agenda Setters poll – silicon.com's list of the top 50 most influential individuals in the technology and IT industries, from techies and CIOs to entrepreneurs and business leaders. Find out more in our latest special report.





Quick Sitemap Links: