Microsoft Releases Windows 3

Source: Windows 3.0 Turns 25: The Recommended Specs of the Day Were Truly Divine
From: Yidu
Date: May 22, 2015

On May 22, 1990, the Windows 3.0 operating system was officially released — arguably Microsoft’s first truly successful OS. It concealed more MS-DOS elements behind a graphical interface and added a Program Manager for easier user navigation. Technically, it represented a comprehensive leap forward. Although not entirely free of DOS constraints, it had become a genuinely independent operating system, supporting 256-colour full-colour display and multiple memory modes. In terms of usability, it featured a unified control panel and a more intuitive and rational window system. Windows 3.1 subsequently added multimedia support for audio input and output.

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External Links

• Windows 3.x (Wikipedia)
• The Operating Systems We All Used Back Then! Windows Turns 30! (Business Next)
• Looking Back from Windows 1.0 to Windows 10 — Do You Still Remember What Each Version Looked Like? (T-Kambang)