Windows Releases
Here we have a list of releases and release dates for the Windows operating system. Starting at 1985 it covers all the Windows releases up till 2009 when Windows 7 is expected to come out.
- November 1985: Windows 1.0
Source: Windows 1.0.1 - December 1987: Windows 2.0
Source: Windows 2.0.3 - December 1987: Windows 386
Source: Windows 2.1.x - June 1988: Windows 286
Source: Windows 1.0 to XP: Screenshots - May 1990: Windows 3.0
Source: Microsoft Windows 3.0 History - April 1992: Windows 3.1
Source: Windows 3.1 - October 1992: Windows for Workgroups 3.1
Source: Computing History 1968-Present - August 1993: Windows NT 3.1
Source: Microsoft Windows NT 3.1 - February 1994: Windows for Workgroups 3.11
Source: Microsoft Windows - September 1994: Windows NT 3.5
Source: Windows NT 3.5.1 Workstation - August 1995: Windows 95
Source: My 13 Years Using Windows - August 1996: Windows NT 4.0
Source: Windows NT 4.0 - November 1996: Windows CE 1.0
Source: Windows CE 1.0 Screen Shots - November 1997: Windows CE 2.0
Source: The Windows CE 2.0 Operating System - June 1998: Windows 98
Source: About Windows 98 - July 1998: Windows CE 2.1
Source: Windows CE - May 1999: Windows 98 SE
Source: Windows 98 Second Edition - February 2000: Windows 2000
Source: Windows 2000 - July 2000: Windows Me
Source: Windows Me - October 2001: Windows XP
Source: Windows XP Professional - March 2003: Windows 2003
Source: Computing History 1968-Present - January 2007: Windows Vista
Source: Image Gallery: Screenshots - Windows Vista - February 2008: Windows 2008
Source: Windows Server 2008 - Expected in January 2010: Windows 7
Source: Tan-Com.com (Note: This screenshot may not resemble the final product.)
External Links
- A brief history of Microsoft Windows
- GUIdebook - A website that shows the evolution of GUI elements for many different OSs, including Windows. Many screenshots here are from this website.
- History of Microsoft Windows
- In depth History of Windows 1.x - 3.x
- Windows History
