Microsoft Releases Windows 95
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Science, Technology, Inventions, Economics
- Subcategories: Business, Computers, Computer Science
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: Washington
- Date: August 24, 1995
Article abstract: At 12:01 a.m. on August 24, 1995, the first copy of Microsoft Windows 95 was sold. Windows 95, which made using an Intel personal computer easy and intuitive, became the operating system of choice for personal computers and one of the most successful software products ever developed.
Making Computers Easy to Use
The earliest computers were little more than electronic calculators. Data and the instructions to manipulate the computers were entered by toggling switches on the front panel. The output of a program was obtained by viewing...
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