[1] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

microsoft windows
     
         microsoft's proprietary window system
        and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top
        of ms-dos.  widely criticised for being too slow hence
        "windoze", "microsloth windows" on the machines available
        then.
     
        the 1996 market share of operating systems was:
     
         dos/windows	70
         windows 95	15
         windows nt	 2
         other		13
     
        current shares?
     
        the version history goes something like: 1985 windows 1,
        1987 windows 2, 1987 windows/386, 1990 windows 3.0, 1992
        windows 3.1, 1992 windows for workgroups 3.1, 1993
        windows 3.11, 1993 windows for workgroups 3.11, 1993
        windows nt 3.1, 1994 windows nt 3.5, 1995 windows 95,
        199? windows nt 4, 1998 windows 98, ? windows nt 5.
     
        usenet newsgroups:
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.comp.os.ms-windows.announce,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.apps.comm,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.apps.compatibility.win95,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.apps.financial,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.apps.misc,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.apps.utilities,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.apps.utilities.win3x,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.apps.utilities.win95,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.apps.winsock.mail,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.apps.winsock.misc,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.apps.winsock.news,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.apps.word-proc,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.misc,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.networking.misc,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.networking.ras,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.networking.tcp-ip,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.networking.win95,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.networking.windows,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.nt.admin.misc,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.nt.admin.networking,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.nt.announce,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.nt.misc,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.nt.pre-release,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.nt.setup.hardware,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.nt.setup.misc,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.nt.software.backoffice,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.nt.software.compatibility,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.nt.software.services,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.pre-release,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.controls,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.graphics,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.memory,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.multimedia,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.networks,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.nt.kernel-mode,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.ole,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools.mfc,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools.misc,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools.owl,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools.winsock,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.vxd,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.win32,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.winhelp,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.setup,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.setup.win3x,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.setup.win95,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.video,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.win95.misc,
        news:comp.os.ms-windows.win95.setup,
        news:comp.binaries.ms-windows.
     
        1998-10-15
     
     
see also:
microsoft window system user interface ms-dos windoze microsloth windows 
windows 1 windows 2 windows/386 windows 3.0 windows 3.1 
windows for workgroups 3.1 windows 3.11 windows for workgroups 3.11 windows nt 3.1 windows nt 3.5 
windows 95 windows nt 4 windows 98 windows nt 5 usenet 
lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.comp.os.ms-windows.advocacygt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.comp.os.ms-windows.announcegt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.apps.commgt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.apps.compatibility.win95gt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.apps.financialgt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.apps.miscgt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.apps.utilitiesgt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.apps.utilities.win3xgt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.apps.utilities.win95gt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.apps.winsock.mailgt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.apps.winsock.miscgt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.apps.winsock.newsgt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.apps.word-procgt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.miscgt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.networking.miscgt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.networking.rasgt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.networking.tcp-ipgt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.networking.win95gt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.networking.windowsgt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.nt.admin.miscgt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.nt.admin.networkinggt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacygt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.nt.announcegt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.nt.miscgt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.nt.pre-releasegt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.nt.setup.hardwaregt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.nt.setup.miscgt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.nt.software.backofficegt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.nt.software.compatibilitygt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.nt.software.servicesgt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.pre-releasegt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmergt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.controlsgt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.graphicsgt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.memorygt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.miscgt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.multimediagt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.networksgt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.nt.kernel-modegt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.olegt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools.mfcgt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools.miscgt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools.owlgt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools.winsockgt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.vxdgt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.win32gt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.winhelpgt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.setupgt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.setup.win3xgt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.setup.win95gt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.videogt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.win95.miscgt; lt;news:comp.os.ms-windows.win95.setupgt; lt;news:comp.binaries.ms-windowsgt; 

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