Win8 beta coming soon: Counting Windows history

The Windows 8 beta will be released next week. This will be the biggest change in Windows system appearance and experience since Windows was first released in 1985. On the occasion of the release of Windows 8 beta, let's review the history of Windows. The following is the change that has occurred since the Windows system was introduced in 1985:

Windows 1.0

Windows 1.0

Windows 1.0 was released in 1985, it basically It is based on the MS-DOS system to add a simple layer, the system features can run on most PCs, but the system itself is not widely used.

Windows 2.0

Windows 2.0

Windows 2.0 was introduced in 1987 and includes the first version of Word and Excel applications. The system also led Apple to file a "look and feel" interface with Microsoft, arguing that the Microsoft system copied some Mac and Lisa computer elements. However, Apple did not win.

Windows 3.0

Windows 3.0

Windows 3.0 was released in 1990, and Microsoft has done a lot of work to disguise its actual MS-DOS kernel, such as the introduction of program management. Icon, etc. As you can imagine, it became the first Windows system that is really popular.

Windows 3.1

Windows 3.1

Windows 3.1 was introduced in 1991, a year later, which makes Windows truly IBM's standard PC-compatible system in the early 1990s. It is also the last version of a Windows system that looks like MS-DOS.

Windows 95

Windows 95

Windows 95 was released in August 1995 and is a major breakthrough compared to previous versions, focusing on the desktop, and Icons have been added for almost all apps. The IE browser, the recycle bin, and the start button are all launched in the system. Since then, the basic design of the Windows system has almost never changed.

Consumers are lining up to buy Windows 95

The launch of Windows 95 caused a big stir at the time, and American talk show host Jay & Middot; Jay Leno gave a speech. The Rolling Stones sang "Start Me Up" songs in Windows ads. Consumers are lining up to buy Windows 95, just like buying an iPhone now.

Windows 98

Windows 98

Windows 98 looks just like Windows 95, but offers additional features.

Windows Me

Windows Me

Windows Me was released in 2000, and ME stands for “Millennium Edition (Millennium Edition). The system basically adds some new consumer features to Windows 98, and sales are not good. Most people are waiting for Windows XP because they know that the system will be released soon.

Windows XP

Windows XP

In 2001, Microsoft introduced Windows XP, the first real change in the appearance and experience of Windows over the past six years.

New Background Image for Windows XP

The system also comes with a new background image that makes you feel very comfortable.

Windows Vista

Windows Vista

Five years later, Microsoft introduced Windows Vista in 2006. The system is not a heavyweight version, but translucent The design is very cool.

Windows 7

Windows 7

Microsoft subsequently launched Windows 7, which was only available for three years, basically a modified version of Windows. Vista, but more stable.

Windows 8

Windows 8 will still contain a traditional Windows desktop

Windows 8 will be released later this year and will contain a traditional Windows desktop.

Windows 8 Touch Edition Interface

But the touch interface is completely different, there is no start button, not even a Windows icon.

The app will fill the full screen

The app will fill the full screen.

Full color plates and new fonts