A brief history of Windows

Zarathustra · Dec 21, 2002, 03:42 PM

Advogato has a nice, yet brief, history of Windows. Some very interesting commentary about the teams behind the NT core and 9x core to go along with the history lesson.

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So, where are we: Windows NT 3.5 is basically a really good, well-designed, well-planned operating system, running sub-systems and sub-processes that don't matter if they crash; Windows 3.1 becomes Windows 95 because the NT team develop "NEWSHELL.EXE" for one of the Windows NT 3.51 betas and the '95 team get wind of it and rip it off; Linux has just got a foot in the door...

Neo69 · Dec 25, 2002, 11:07 PM

thanks for the link - interesting!!!

digitalwanderer · Dec 25, 2002, 11:21 PM

They make it sound like 98 ISN'T the best OS around!

nForcer · Dec 26, 2002, 04:29 AM

It certainly isn't.

Dec 25, 2002, 11:21 PM	#3
digitalwanderer Colour Commentator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Highland, IN USA Posts: 5,619 Rep Power: 0	Hey! They make it sound like 98 ISN'T the best OS around! __________________ WTF is up with the sigs?

Dec 25, 2002, 11:07 PM	#2
Neo69 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	thanks for the link - interesting!!!

Dec 26, 2002, 04:29 AM	#4
nForcer Twice the fun! Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,404 Rep Power: 0	It certainly isn't.