Windows 95 was a major update to the Microsoft Windows desktop environment. It was released in 1995.
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(This article is about the upgraded version. For the original version, see Windows 3.0.)
Windows 3.1, released in 1992, was an upgraded version for its predecessor, Windows 3.0.
“Windows 3.1 is a very big, yet colorful version as a placeholder for the original version.”
From emilybethholmes – August 29, 2015
Windows 3.0 was the first widely successful Windows version, released in 1990. Its sister version, Windows 3.1, released in 1992, eventually evolved into Windows for Workgroups and Windows NT in 1993.
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Windows 2.0 is a version of the Microsoft Windows operating system. It was the successor to Windows 1.0, released in 1985. Windows 2.0 was released officially on December 9, 1987.
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“Generally, Windows 2.0 is, in fact, more modern than the oldest, from MS-DOS to Windows Comdex to Windows 1.0. It introduces a digital PC calculator and the Control Panel. Everything seems, well, revamped.”
From emilybethholmes – August 29, 2015
Windows 1.0 is the first official Windows version, released on November 20, 1985.
(Main article:Â Windows Comdex)
Windows 1.0 development began in late 1983, codenamed “Comdex”. There was no real color scheme; the whole thing was green or monochrome (black-and-white), depending on the version or build.
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Windows Comdex is the beta of Windows 1.0. Development began in November 1983.
Comdex is the beta for the whole Windows environment. There were many new features, such as a GUI (graphical user interface), and allowing the user to navigate easily.
On November 20, 1985, the official release of Windows 1.0 came, having a multi-color scheme as personalized by the user.
OS X is the current OS for Apple’s Macintosh. The OS originally debuted as Mac OS X Public Beta “Kodiak” on September 13, 2000, but the official version was released as Mac OS X Cheetah on March 24, 2001. The latest version is OS X Yosemite, released to consumers on October 16, 2014.
2000-2006: Beginnings and basic look
The OS X operating system was introduced under testing in 2000, with the beta release of Mac OS X Kodiak. Part of the interface is different from earlier versions of Mac OS. The Dock was introduced, and had a new window effect.
The Apple logo was moved to the center of the navigation bar for a short period of time. This was not mentally a major move, though. It was later moved back to the far left of the bar.
On March 24, 2001, the public beta was discontinued with the release of 10.0 Cheetah.
The Apple button looked a little different with the release of Mac OS X 10.1 Puma.
Mac OS X Jaguar was released on August 24, 2002.
There were two important changes in OS X 10.3 Panther; the new Finder icon, and Safari replacing Internet Explorer.
OS X Tiger, released April 29, 2005, came with more new looks and features.
2007-2014: New Dock and design changes
OS X Leopard, released on October 26, 2007, had a completely new design, with the new Dock and window design.
Here’s a gallery of versions:
2014-present: New look with OS X Yoemite
On October 16, 2014, Apple released OS X Yosemite with a new look. It now looks more like iOS 7, and has an updated Dock.
There is a new version of OS X, called 10.11 EI Capitan. It is scheduled to be released in fall 2015.
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