Today marks the 30th anniversary of arguably the single most important release in the history of the personal computer – Windows 1.0. As Windows nears its fourth decade, it does so at a pivotal time ...

Windows 1.0 officially released to the public 40 years ago today (November 20), and despite its age, still has some common similarities with what users can expect from the operating system today.

Microsoft is acting like it just woke up from a three-decade coma. On its Twitter and Instagram accounts, the company is "introducing the all-new Windows 1.0." Um, what? Windows 1.0 debuted nearly 34 ...

Windows 95? A somewhat hazy memory at this point (whether you miss it or not). But Windows 1.0? One point oh? Mostly forgotten. But bring it up again, and all the problems and primitiveness of it ...

The release of Windows 8 might be in full swing, but wouldn't it be nice to reminisce about simpler times? It turns out, today is the 27th birthday of Windows 1.0. That's right: the first ever version ...

Top 5 things you didn’t know about Windows 1.0 Your email has been sent Windows still has more than 75% of the market on the desktop, but that wasn’t inevitable ...

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