7 interesting facts about Windows

Today, our good old and beloved Windows significant date. Exactly 30 years ago began to spread the first version of the operating system - Windows 1.0. Can different attitudes to the main Microsoft products, but you can not deny the fact that without the Windows world would quite different.

Back in 1985, in the early stages of development, the new operating system simply called Interface Manager. It was under this name Bill Gates (Bill Gates) intended to run it on sale. Soon, however, PR-managers of the company have come up with a new name and convinced Gates that the word Windows is much better associated with the appearance of the new OS.

Together in Bill Gates on Windows 1.0 actively worked his closest associate and former classmate Steve Ballmer (Steve Ballmer). He even starred in commercials devoted to release of a new operating system. We have found this video, and we recommend that you watch it. In it, Steve is so artistic and convincing that even African Papuans do not understand a word in English, after viewing must be willing to buy Windows.

Windows 1.0 Development progressed with difficulty due to the fact that the system has too much of the time requirements for the hardware. She had too much space on the diskette, too much memory and CPU resources. Minimum system requirements Windows 1.0 are as follows: MS-DOS version 2.0, two bilateral floppy drive or hard drive, graphics card and have at least 256 KB random access memory.

To use Windows 1.0 required computer mouse, which at that time had a wide circulation. To train users with a new treatment for these input device in Microsoft developed and implemented in Windows computer version of the game Reversi. Thus, users accustomed to use the mouse, clicking it with the help of various objects on the screen.

At the time of Windows 1.0 release on the market, there are several products with similar functionality: Visi On, DESQview, IBM TopView, GEM. Microsoft's development is not too shone on their background, rather the contrary. Windows was very slow compared to the competition, and expensive equipment had to be purchased for its use: expansion card, mouse, video card. Third-party software does not exist at all. Why is Windows could not only survive, but also to win? Watch a video of Steve Ballmer just above, and you all will become clear. Passion, head, creativity, dedication - that it was the main advantages of the Microsoft, with the help of which the company replaced all the competitors.

In addition to the familiar us line Windows, Microsoft has tried to run periodically, and other products, which are now very few people remember. For example, Microsoft Bob (1995) offers an entirely new way to interact with the operating system. Here is a brief description of this product "Wikipedia»:

The main interface is the interior of the house, with different rooms correspond to the real rooms such as the kitchen or living room. Each room may contain decorations and furniture, as well as application icons. Applications built into Bob member, presented the relevant elements of the interior. For example, when you click on the clock opens a calendar and pens and paper are a program for composing mail. Microsoft Bob contains "assistants" - characters designed in the form of cartoon characters, which can help user to navigate in a virtual house, or perform tasks in the main interface or embedded applications.

Even for our times looks a bit futuristic, is not it? Bill Gates subsequently commented on the failure of Microsoft Bob in the following words: "Many years ago we embarked on a premature attempt to establish the identity of the electronic assistant. Then we are ahead of time, and it was one of the mistakes made by us. "

In conclusion, some figures about today's hero of the day. Operating system Windows 1.0 were sold from November 1985 to April 1987. During this time, it sold about 500 000 copies. The latest version Windows 10 Only three months gained more than 120 million users. Currently running on Windows family of operating systems, more than 91% of personal computers.

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