Month
|
Year
|
Version
|
Major Changes or Remarks
|
| December |
1980 |
QDOS
|
Microsoft
buys non-exclusive rights to market Pattersons Quick
& Dirty Operating System from
Seattle Computer Products (Developed as 86-DOS)
(Which is a clone of
Digital Researches CP/M in virtually every respect) |
| July |
1981 |
86-DOS
|
Microsoft buys all
rights to 86-DOS from Seattle Computer Products, and the
name MS-DOS is adopted for Microsoft's purposes and IBM PC-DOS for shipment with
IBM PCs (For
Computers with the Intel 8086 Processor) |
| Q3 |
1981 |
CP/M
86
|
Digital
Research release CP/M 86 for the Intel 8086 Processer |
| Mid |
1981 |
PC-DOS 1.0 |
Pre-Release
PC-DOS produced for IBM Personal Computers (IBM PC)
Supported 16K of RAM, ~ Single-sided 5.25"
160Kb Floppy Disk |
| August |
1982 |
PC-DOS 1.1 |
OEM
PC-DOS for IBM Corporation. (First Release Version) |
| September |
1982 |
MS-DOS 1.25 |
OEM Version for Zenith
Computer Corporation.. (Also known as Z-DOS) This
added support for Double-Sided 5.25" 320Kb
Floppy Disks. Previously the disk had to be
turned over to use the other side |
| Q4 |
1982 |
CP/M
Plus
|
Digital
Research release CP/M Plus for the Intel 8086 Processer |
| March |
1983 |
MS-DOS 2.0 |
OEM Version For Zenith
- This added support for IBM's 10 MB Hard Disk,
Directories and Double-Density 5.25" Floppy
Disks with capacities of 360 Kb |
| March |
1983 |
PC-DOS 2.0 |
OEM
PC-DOS for IBM Corporation. - Released to support
the IBM XT |
| March |
1983 |
MS-DOS GUI |
Microsoft first
announces it intention to create a GUI (Graphical User
Interface) for its
existing MS-DOS Operating System. Microsoft also
introduces its first mouse, "The Microsoft
Mouse", including card and software, for US$200. A
major tool in its GUI Development Program. (Windows
is Born) |
| November |
1983 |
MS-DOS 2.01 |
OEM Version for Wang
Computer Corporation. |
| November |
1983 |
PC-DOS 2.1 |
OEM
PC-DOS for IBM Corporation. - Released to support
IBM PCjr PC |
| November |
1983 |
Microsoft
Windows for MS-DOS
|
Microsoft formally
announces Windows 1.0, but does not have a working
copy! Microsoft shows Windows to IBM, but
IBM is not interested in such an unfinished
product. |
| November |
1983 |
Digital
Research
|
Meanwhile,
Digital Research debuts its GEM
GUI for the IBM PC at Fall COMDEX 1983, and also
debuts its first multiuser and multitasking version
of CP/M, Concurrent CP/M (MP/M) for the Intel-based
IBM PC. |
| December |
1983 |
MS-DOS 2.11 |
OEM Version for
AT&T, Bull & Sony. - Support
for foreign and extended characters was added. |
| Notes |
>>>> |
"DOS
Menu"
|
There were also a
number of Retail/Freeware Menu or Shell Programs
becoming available for DOS to help the
novice user and shield him from the 'raw' command
line! Prompting Microsoft to speed up its GUI
development work! |
| Early |
1984 |
MS-DOS 2.25 |
OEM Version for Unknown
Computer Manufacture. (Possibly Zenith) |
| September |
1984 |
MS-DOS 3.0 |
OEM Version for Various
Manufactures.- Support for High-Density 1.2 MB
Floppy Disks and 32 MB Hard Disks was added. - No extended partitions. |
| September |
1994 |
PC-DOS 3.0 |
OEM
PC-DOS for IBM Corporation |
| November |
1984 |
MS-DOS 3.1 |
OEM Version for Various
Manufactures. Network support was added. |
| > |
1985 |
DOSPlus 1.0 |
Digital
Research release DOSPlus 1.0 as a follow on from CP/M
Plus |
| March |
1985 |
Dr GEM 1.1 |
A
small number of Computer Manufactures start to bundle
'GEM' DOS Manager by Digital Research (Who also
published DR-DOS) It stands for Graphical Environment Manager Details
& History |
| September |
1985 |
Dr GEM 1.2 |
Digital
Research release 'retail' GEM version 1.2 |
| November |
1985 |
Microsoft Windows 1.01
|
Microsoft announces
the Retail shipment of Microsoft Windows, a GUI which
extends the features of the DOS operating system.
Windows provides users with the ability to
work with several programs at the same time and
easily switch between them without having to
quit and restart individual
applications. (Retail Price was US$99) Screenshots |
| December |
1985 |
PC-DOS 3.2 |
OEM
PC-DOS for IBM Corporation. ~ Support for 3.5" LD 720Kb
Floppy Disks |
| > |
1986 |
DOSPlus 2.0 |
Digital
Research release DOSPlus 2.0 - Forerunner to DrDOS |
| > |
1986 |
Dr GEM
|
Amstrad
& KayPro bundle 'GEM' software with MS-DOS 3.1 |
| April |
1986 |
MS-DOS 3.2 |
First
Retail Release of MS-DOS ~ Support for 3.5" LD
720Kb Floppy Disks |
| August |
1986 |
Windows 1.03 |
Microsofts second
release, - MS-DOS version 3.2 support added |
| January |
1987
|
Windows DDL Volume 1
|
Microsoft Windows
Device Driver Library Volume 1
Additional support for display devices, printers,
and pointing devices added |
| April |
1987 |
OS/2
|
Microsoft announces MicroSoft
Operating System/2 (MS OS/2) a new personal
computer operating system. It has been designed and
developed specifically to harness the capabilities
of personal computers based upon the Intel 80286 and
80386 microprocessors. This is the first product to
be announced as a result of the Joint
Development Agreement between IBM and Microsoft
announced in August 1985. - Intended
Replacement for MS-DOS |
| April |
1987 |
Windows 1.04 |
- IBM Personal System/2
support added |
| April |
1987 |
MS-DOS 3.21 |
OEM Version for Kaypro
& Zenith Computer Corporations. (And others) |
| April |
1987 |
MS-DOS 3.3 |
MS-DOS 3.3 introduces
support for more than one logical drive per hard disk.
Logical drives are treated as completely separate
disks under MS-DOS, even though they may occupy the
same physical hard disk. Plus 3.5" HD
1.44MB Floppy Disk Support + Real Time Support for
the 'new' CMOS clock |
| April |
1987 |
PC-DOS 3.3 |
OEM
PC-DOS for IBM Corporation. Added support for PS/2
Computers |
| April |
1987 |
MS OS/2 - 1.0
|
Microsoft & IBM
OS/2 Version 1.0 Released
Click
here for OS/2 History, Sub-Versions and Resources |
| Mid |
1987 |
DOSPlus 2.1 |
Digital
Research release DOSPlus 2.1 - Last release before DrDOS 3.31 |
| October |
1987 |
MS LAN Manager
|
Microsoft releases LAN
Manager, (Local Area Network)
a LAN operating system add-on that runs on both
MS-DOS and OS/2. |
| November
|
1987 |
Windows 2.0 |
Microsoft releases
Microsoft Windows 2.03 (Retail Packaging however may show
it as Windows 2.0) offering compatibility with
existing Windows applications and a
new visual appearance compatible with Microsoft
OS/2 Presentation Manager. In addition to the
new visual appearance, it uses a system of
overlapping windows, rather than tiled windows.
Windows 2.03 also includes significant
performance enhancements and improved support for
expanded memory hardware. Screenshots |
| > |
1988 |
Windows/286 |
Version 2.03 ~
When Windows/386 was released, Microsoft renamed Windows
2.03 to Windows/286 (For the Intel 286) for version
consistency, And labelled all further production
accordingly. However it was not replaced by Windows/386,
As both versions were aimed at different
processors. Therefore Version 2.03 can be found
labelled under both descriptions. |
| February |
1988 |
MS-DOS 3.3Plus |
Extended MS-DOS for
Selected OEMs |
| March |
1988 |
MS-DOS 3.3T |
Modified MS-DOS 3.3 for
Tandy (Radio Shack) Computers as
TandyDOS |
| April |
1988 |
MS-DOS 3.31 |
Extended Version for
Various OEM Manufactures. |
| May > |
1988 |
DrDOS
3.3x |
Digital
Research release DrDOS 3.31 (No version 3.0 recorded) followed by a series of OEM
versions. 3.32, 3.33, 3.34, 3.35, 3.40, 3.41
& 3.42 Some releases include a version of GEM
Desktop (Called ViewMAX) |
| July |
1988 |
MS-DOS 4.0 |
This version provided
XMS support, support for partitions on hard disks up to
2.10 GB and a graphical shell. ~ It also
contained a large number of bugs and many
programs refused to run on it. |
| July |
1988 |
PC-DOS 4.0 |
OEM
PC-DOS for IBM Corporation. (IBM buy rights to future versions of PC-DOS) |
| August |
1988 |
Windows/286 |
Version 2.10
~ Intel 286 Optimised Edition |
| August |
1988 |
Windows/386 |
Version 2.10
~ Intel 386 Optimised Edition (Introduces HIMEM.SYS
Driver) |
| October |
1988 |
MS
OS/2 1.10 |
Microsoft and IBM
announce the delivery of the jointly developed
Operating System/2 (OS/2) 1.1 with
Presentation Manager. Presentation Manager is the
graphical user interface (GUI) for the OS/2
operating system. This is the second major
release of the Standard Edition of OS/2. (LAN version also released) |
| November |
1988 |
MS-DOS 4.01 |
Major Bug Fix for
MS-DOS 4.0 (Core Files almost completely rewritten) |
| November |
1988 |
PC-DOS 4.01 |
Major
Bug Fix for PC-DOS 4.0 |
| December |
1988 |
DrDOS
4.41 |
Digital
Research release DrDOS 4.41 (No Version 4.0 released!) |
| March |
1989 |
Windows/286 |
Version 2.11 ~
Intel 286 Optimised Edition |
| March |
1989 |
Windows/386 |
Version 2.11 ~
Intel 386 Optimised Edition |
| April |
1989 |
MS-DOS 4.01a |
Minor update to MS-DOS
4.01 to include better support as Larger Hard Drives
become available. A File Update is also released to
support MS-DOS 4.01 |
| April |
1989 |
Dr GEM 3.13 |
Last
retail release of GEM by Digital Research |
| April |
1989 |
MS
OS/2 - 1.10EE |
Microsoft and IBM OS/2
1.10 Extended Edition
released, with LAN Manager. |
| June |
1989 |
IBM
OS/2 - 1.20
|
IBM
OS/2 1.20 released. |
| May |
1990 |
Windows 3.0 |
Microsoft announces
the immediate, worldwide availability of Microsoft
Windows 3.0, This version offers dramatic
performance increases for Windows applications,
advances in ease of use and aesthetic appeal, and
straightforward integration into corporate
computing environments Network Drivers also made
available. Screenshots
IBM start to offer
Windows 3.0 as a PS/2 Option |
| May |
1990 |
DrDOS 5.0 |
Digital
Research release DrDOS 5.0 - First Retail Version |
| September |
1990 |
|
IBM
and Microsoft agree to end their development
relationship. |
| April |
1991 |
IBM OS/2 -
1.30 |
IBM
OS/2 1.30 released. |
| October |
1991 |
Windows 3.0a |
Maintenance Release of
Windows 3.0 focusing on specific problems |
| April |
1991 |
MS-DOS 5.0 |
This was a major
upgrade. It allowed parts of DOS to load itself in the
high memory area and certain device drivers and
TSRs to run in the unused parts of the upper memory
area between 640K and 1024K. This version also added
support for IBM's new 2.88 MB floppy disks. An
improved BASIC interpreter and text editor were
included, as was a disk cache, an undelete utility and a
Hard Disk partition-table backup program . After
the problems with MS-DOS 4, it also provided a
utility to make programs think they were running on a
different version of MS-DOS.(SETVER) ~ Restores
confidence in DOS after v4.x disaster. |
| June |
1991 |
DrDOS 6.0 |
Digital
Research release DrDOS 6.0 Adds disk compression, disk
optimizer, etc. |
| June |
1991 |
PC-DOS 5.0 |
IBM
PC-DOS 5.0 |
| June |
1991 |
MS-DOS
5UG |
MS-DOS 5.0 Upgrade
Edition for all earler versions (First Upgrade Version) |
| October |
1991 |
Windows 3.0
with Multimedia Extensions Version 1.0
|
OEM Windows 3.0 with MultiMedia
Extensions v1.0. This version of Windows
was probably a standard version of
Windows 3.0a and Microsoft Multimedia Extensions
Version 1.0 being released as an OEM Multimedia
CD-ROM only. IBM
list Windows 3.0 MM as an option for PS/2 Computers |
| Notes |
1991
|
Tandy Modular
Windows
|
Tandy Modular Windows
was an OEM Special GUI for Tandy Corp.'s Video
Information System (VIS) Multimedia Player. It was
essentially a Windows 3.0 Core Program, But
without any Microsoft Desktop Accessories, Drivers,
or a number of other features. (Not to be confused
with Windows 3.0 MultiMedia) |
| Q3 |
1991 |
Windows
NT Program
|
New
Technology Development
Program - NT Operating System was first intended to
be based on OS/2 Technology but was later changed to
Windows |
| Q4 |
1991 |
MS-DOS 5.Oa |
This was a minor update
for MS-DOS 5.0 which dealt with possibly catastrophic
problems with UNDELETE and CHKDSK. A File Update
is also released |
| Q4 |
1991 |
MS-DOS
5aUG |
Replaces MS-DOS 5.0
Upgrade (Details as for MS-DOS 5.0a) |
| February |
1992 |
PC-DOS 5.0.1 |
PC-DOS
5.0 Rev 1 (Possibly an update for same reason as MS-DOS
5.0a) |
| April |
1992 |
Windows 3.1 |
Microsoft ships
Microsoft Windows 3.1 with over 1,000 enhancements. The
new version created unprecedented user demand with
over one million advance orders placed worldwide. ~
386 Enhanced Mode with minimum 4MB RAM - Operates
in Standard Mode with 2MBs - Added support for
Truetype Fonts Screenshots |
| April |
1992 |
Win
3.1UG |
Windows 3.1 Upgrade for
Windows 3.0 Users. (Full Version marked
Upgrade!) |
| June |
1992 |
IBM
OS/2 - 2.0
|
IBM
OS/2 version 2.0 released. (Microsoft
withdraws support for OS/2) |
| September |
1992 |
PC-DOS 5.0.2 |
PC-DOS
5.0 Rev 2 - To correct errors with Windows 3.1 (EMM386.EXE) |
| October |
1992 |
Windows for Workgroups 3.1
(WfWG
3.1)
|
Microsoft
announces the worldwide availability of Microsoft Windows for
WorkGroups
3.1 (WfWG) which integrates networking and workgroup
functionality directly into Windows
3.1. The product allows common activities of
sending electronic mail, scheduling
group meetings, sharing files and printers,
managing calendars, and working
together on groups projects. It can provide
networking capabilities on its own, or
it can be used as a client on an existing local
area network. Screenshots
(Unlike NT,
WfWG is still a MS-DOS GUI) |
| October |
1992 |
WfWG31AD |
Windows for Workgroups
3.1 Add-On for MS-DOS Users |
| October |
1992 |
WfWG31AW |
WfWG 3.1 Add-On for
Windows Users - This package is for machines that
already have Windows version 3.1 installed.
It upgrades Windows by adding those files
required for the new features of WfWG 3.1 (Uses Compliance Checking) |
| Q4 |
1992 |
WindowsNT BETA
|
Windows
New Technology - First BETA Testing of Windows NT ~
Microsofts first true 32bit Operating System. |
| March |
1993 |
MS-DOS 6.0 |
This was a catch-up
with Novell's DR-DOS 6. It added a disk-compression
utility called DoubleSpace, a basic anti-virus
program and a disk defragmenter. It also finally
included a MOVE command, an improved backup program,
MSBACKUP and multiple boot configurations. Memory
management was also improved by the addition of
MEMMAKER. A number of older utilities, such as JOIN and
RECOVER were removed. However DOSSHELLwas still
included. |
| March |
1993 |
MS-DOS6UG |
MS-DOS 6.0 Upgrade
Edition for all earler versions from 3.3 onwards. |
| March |
1993 |
6.0
Supplemental |
Microsoft released a
Supplemental Update of Earler Files removed from v6.0 |
| May |
1993 |
Windows for PEN Computing 3.1
|
Microsofts first
attempt at a GUI for Palm and Organiser type small
computers. It used a cut down version of MS-DOS 6.0
& Windows 3.1 with a PEN Driver
Set. |
| Note |
1993 |
Dr PalmDOS |
Digital
Research base their PalmDOS on CP/M with GEM ViewMAX |
| June |
1993 |
PC-DOS 6.1 |
IBM
starts to number PC-DOS in series with MS-DOS |
| Q3 |
1993 |
NovellDOS 7.0 |
DrDOS
sold to Novell who release it as NovellDOS 7.0 with
NetWare |
| July |
1993 |
WindowsNT 3.1 |
Windows NT - Designed
for Business & Networking Use - Not dependent on
MS-DOS - Uses its own NTFS Bootstrap to install. (Released on 3.5"
Disks) Link Site Abandoned - New Screenshots to
Follow |
>
|
>
|
Windows NT Service Packs
|
After the release of NT
3.1 Microsoft began a series of Service
Pack Releases, which included Updates, Patchs as well as New or
Updated Network Drivers. The Last known
Service Pack for Windows NT 3.1 was SP-3 (Dated October
1994) |
| November |
1993 |
MS-DOS 6.2 |
Extra security was
built into DoubleSpace following complaints of data loss.
A new disk checker, SCANDISK,
was also introduced, as well as improvements to DISKCOPY and SmartDrive (DOSSHELL was removed to
the Supplemental Disk Set) |
| November |
1993 |
MS-DOS62UG |
MS-DOS 6.2 Upgrade
Edition for all earler versions from 3.3 onwards. |
| November |
1993 |
MS-DOS62SU |
MS-DOS 6.2 Step-Up for
6.0 Users Only (MS-DOS Step-Up differs from Upgrade
in that it is limited to earler 6x versions only and
contains file updates not complete copies of
application files other than IO.SYS
& MSDOS.SYS) |
| November |
1993 |
6.2
Supplemental |
Microsoft released a
Supplemental Update of Earler Files removed from v 6.2
Including DOSSHELL which was
removed from 6.2 & later versions. |
| December |
1993 |
Windows for Workgroups 3.11
(WfWG
3.11)
|
WfWG 3.11 contains the
complete software package for machines that do not
have Windows Operating System version 3.0 or 3.1.
It contains all the WfWG software, including
Windows 3.1 functionality, file sharing, printer sharing,
network dynamic data exchange (DDE),
Microsoft Mail, Microsoft Schedule+,
Microsoft At Work PC Fax, Remote Access Services,
32-bit file and disk access, and advanced security.
Screenshots |
| December |
1993 |
WfWG311AD |
WfWG 3.11 Add-On for
MS-DOS Users. |
| December |
1993 |
WfWG311AW |
WfWG 3.11 Add-On for
Windows Users -This package is for machines that
already have Windows or WfWG version 3.1 installed.
It upgrades Windows or WfWG 3.1 by adding
those files required for the new features of WfWG 3.11. |
| December |
1993 |
MSClient 3.0 |
Microsoft Client for
MS-DOS version 3.0 (Network Add-On for MS-DOS) |
| December |
1993 |
Windows 3.11 |
With WfWG Compatable
Core Files, SVGA & updated drivers Screenshots Windows
3.11 was never marketed as such, It is a Service Release
of Windows 3.1 only - The only way to check you
have it was to click the 'About' Box |
| December |
1993 |
Win31
Updates |
Microsoft also made
available 2 updates for Windows 3.1 to bring it upto
Windows 3.11 standard ~ 3.11 Core Files and SVGA
Driver Updates. |
| December |
1993 |
PC-DOS 6.3 |
Replaces
PC-DOS 6.1 |
| Q1 |
1994 |
MS-DOS 7.0 BETA 1 |
Work
starts on a Enhanced version of MS-DOS for 32bit Windows.
At first based on MS-DOS 6.2 with DoubleSpace but
later changed due to legal action. |
| March |
1994 |
MS-DOS
6.21 |
Following legal action
by Stac Electronics, Microsoft released this interim version
which had DoubleSpace removed This was an interim limited release
of MS-DOS until replacement of
DoubleSpace ~
Otherwise identical in function to MS-DOS 6.2 |
| March |
1994 |
MS-DOS621UG |
MS-DOS 6.21 Upgrade
Edition for all earlier versions (No Step-Up
Released) |
| March |
1994 |
6.21 Supplemental |
Microsoft released a
Supplemental Update of Earlier Files removed from v6.21 |
| March |
1994 |
Win32s for Windows 3.1
|
Win32s is a set of
runtime libraries for Windows 3.1, which enable users to
run most Windows NT 32-bit applications on Windows
3.1, without the extensive hardware requirements of
Windows NT. |
| April |
1994 |
MS-DOS
6.22 |
Microsoft licensed a
disk-compression package called DoubleDisk from
VertiSoft Systems and renamed it DriveSpace,
which was included in this version. (Other than
disk-compression there is no difference to MS-DOS 6.2) |
| April |
1994 |
MS-DOS622UG |
MS-DOS 6.22 Upgrade
Edition for all earler versions from 3.3 onwards. |
| April |
1994 |
MS-DOS6.22SU |
MS-DOS 6.22 Step-Up for
6.0, 6.2, 6.21 Users Only |
| April |
1994 |
6.22 Supplemental |
Microsoft released a
Supplemental Update of Earler Files removed from v6.22 |
| May |
1994 |
MS-DOS 7.0 BETA 2 |
Second
BETA of WindowsDOS now based on DriveSpace Technology. |
| September |
1994 |
Chicago
|
Microsoft announces
that Microsoft Windows 95 is the official name for the
next version of Windows, code-named
"Chicago." This name was chosen to make it
easier for customers to identify the most current
version of Microsoft Windows. It is a fully
integrated 32-bit operating system replacing Windows
3.11, Windows for Workgroups 3.11, and MS-DOS
as the mainstream desktop operating system.
Windows 4.0 (95) uses a
version of MS-DOS to 'Bootup' (MS-DOS 7.0) |
| September |
1994 |
WindowsNT
3.5 |
Windows New Technology
3.5 |
>
|
>
|
NT
Service Packs |
No recorded Service
Pack was published for NT 3.5 |
| November |
1994 |
OS/2 Warp 3.0 |
IBM
OS/2 Warp 3.0 released |
| August |
1995 |
Windows
95 OEM |
OEM (Pre-Installed)
32bit Processing - Long Filename Support & other
major improvements over Windows 3.x (Still uses
original FAT16) DriveSpace Included Windows 95
supports two new partition types (0E and 0F) to support
the logical block addressing (LBA) INT13h
extensions as specified in the Windows 95 Driver
Development Kit (DDK).~ Includes Internet Explorer 1.0 |
| August |
1995 |
Windows
95 |
Retail Windows 95 for
Computers without MS-DOS (or earlier MS-DOS Version) Link
Site Abandoned - New Screenshots to Follow |
| August |
1995 |
Integral MS-DOS
7.0
|
MS-DOS
7.0 (Also called WindowsDOS) is an integral part of
Windows 95.
(It and later versions are NOT available as a Stand-Alone OS)
It provides support for Long Filenames
only when Windows is running, but removes a
large number of other utilities, some of
which are on the Windows 95 CD versions
in the \other\oldmsdos directory. (Reports itself as
Windows 95) |
| August |
1995 |
Win95UG |
Windows 95 Upgrade for
Previous Versions of Windows |
| August |
1995 |
Educational Pack |
Discounted Combined
Win95 & NT4.0 for Teachers & Students Only. |
| August |
1995 |
Win95 PlusPack |
Extras for Win95 such
as DriveSpace 3, MS Themes and 3D Pinball Game |
| August |
1995 |
Win95
CD-ROM Extras & Updates
|
Microsoft release Extra
Applications found on 95 CD for Floppy Disk Users.
(This MS page has changed now to the equivalent of
'WindowsUpdate') |
| September |
1995 |
Win95
- DOS 7.0 Supplemental
|
Microsoft release a
Supplemental Update of MS-DOS 6.22 Files removed from
Win95 Called OLDDOS.EXE ~ Microsoft still find it
difficult to 'Kill' DOS |
| September |
1995 |
WindowsNT
3.51 |
Updated Release of NT
3.5 with additional network drivers
Link Site Abandoned - New Screenshots to
Follow |
>
|
>
|
NT
ServicePacks |
The
Last Service Pack for Windows NT 3.51 was SP- 5 (Dated October 1996) |
>
|
1995 |
Nashville
|
Windows 95 OSR (OEM Service Release)
Update Program |
>
|
1995 |
Cairo
|
Windows NT (4.0)
'Future Technology' BETA Program. (Also reported as Detroit) |
>
|
1995 |
Pegasus
|
Windows CE (Compact Edition)
Development Program - Based on Windows 95 and
designed for the Handheld PC (H/PC) and Portable PC
(P/PC) also known as Personal Digital
Assistants (PDA) ~ The Windows CE series is
included to complete the Windows Range. |
| February |
1996 |
Windows
95A |
OSR 1.0 (As with
later sub-versions of OSRs -
Pre-Installed) IE 2.0 Included. |
| February |
1996 |
Win95
SP1
|
Service Pack 1 for
Windows 95 (95A Upgrade) This was the only
Windows 9x Service Pack, After this MS placed
further updates on internet 'WindowsUpdate' Web Site. |
| August |
1996 |
WindowsNT
4.0 |
Microsofts (Cairo)
32bit Muli-Tasking Operating System. Available in Server,
Desktop and Upgrade Versions. (Development continues for Option &
Enterprise) Link
Site Abandoned - New Screenshots to Follow |
>
|
>
|
NT
ServicePacks |
The Latest Service Pack
for NT 4.0 is SP - 6a (Dated December 1999) |
| August |
1996 |
OS/2 Warp 4.0 |
IBM
OS/2 Warp 4.0 released |
| September |
1996 |
Windows
95B |
OSR 2.0 (Mainly
a Floppy Disk Release) - Windows 95 OSR 2 onwards
support two new partition types (0B and 0C) to
support the FAT32 file system. Maximum
partition size now 2 TeraBytes (TB) But still 2.1
GBs if is FAT16 selected. |
| September |
1996 |
Windows
95B CD |
OSR 2.1 with added USB
Support (CD-ROM Versions Only) IE 3.0 Included. |
| September |
1996 |
Integral MS-DOS 7.10
|
Updated
MS-DOS 7.10 is an integral part of OSR 2 and later
versions of Windows. The main change is support for
FAT 32, a more efficient and robust way of
storing Data on Large Hard Disks. ('Large Disk Support' is an Option in
FDISK) |
| November |
1996 |
WindowsCE
1.0 |
Pegasus ~ All
versions of Windows CE are OEM releases only. |
| Late |
1996 |
Windows NT5
|
Windows NT 5.0
Development Program. Windows
NT Background & History |
| April |
1997 |
PC-DOS
7.0 |
PC-DOS
7.0 Revsion 0 - Update available to Revsion 1 (PC-DOS 2000) from
IBM |
| September |
1997 |
NT5 BETA
|
Windows
NT 5.0 BETA Program. Click
here for NT5/2000 Build TimeLine |
| November |
1997 |
Windows
95C |
OSR 2.5 with Integrated
Internet Explorer 4.0 (Improved USB Support) Some
issues of 95B/C Install CD-ROMs were 'Bootable' Dependent on BIOS Support. |
| November |
1997 |
WindowsCE
2.0 |
Mercury
~ Successor to Windows CE 1 |
| November |
1997 |
OpenDOS
7.01 |
DrDOS
sold to Caldera who release it as Caldera OpenDOS 7.01 |
| December |
1997 |
WinNT
4.0 OP |
NT 4.0 Option Pack |
| December |
1997 |
WinNT
4.0 Ent |
NT 4.0 Enterprise
Version |
| > |
1997 |
Memphis
|
Windows
98 BETA Program |
| February |
1998 |
DR-DOS
7.02 |
Caldera
release OpenDOS 7.02 (Then rename it as DR-DOS 7.02) |
| April |
1998 |
PC-DOS 2000 |
PC-DOS
7.0 Revsion 1 - Fully Y2K Compliant Update |
| Q2 |
1998 |
WindowsCE
2.01 |
Gryphon ~ First
Microsoft P/PC OS |
| June |
1998 |
Windows
98 OEM |
OEM (Pre-Installed)
With full FAT32 & USB Support and Integrated Internet
Explorer 4.0 (Install CD-ROM is now 'Bootable') |
| June |
1998 |
Windows
98 |
Retail Windows 98 for
Computers without MS-DOS
Link Site Abandoned - New Screenshots to
Follow |
| June |
1998 |
Win98 UG |
Windows 98 Upgrade for
Previous Versions of Windows |
| June |
1998 |
Educational Pack |
Discounted Combined
Win98 & NT4.0 for Teachers & Students Only. |
| June |
1998 |
Win98 PlusPack |
'Extras' that could
have been included on 98 CD! (Say no more!) |
| July |
1998 |
WindowsCE
2.1 |
Birch ~ P/PC
Release |
| August |
1998 |
NT5 BETA 2 |
Windows
NT5 Beta 2 (Becomes
Windows 2000 Beta 2) |
| Q3 |
|
Win
CE 2.11 Pro |
Jupiter ~ CE
2.11 Professional ~ H/PC Release |
| April |
1999 |
Win2000 BETA 3
|
Windows
2000 Beta 3 |
| Q2 |
1999 |
Neptune
|
Planned successor to Windows 98 (Cancelled
Early 2000) See Whistler |
| Q2 |
1999 |
Odysee
|
Planned successor to Windows NT5
(2000) (Cancelled) See Whistler |
| May |
1999 |
Win98
SP1
|
Service Pack 1 for
Windows 98 (Major Bug Fixes plus IE 4.01
SP1) |
| May |
1999 |
Windows 98SE OEM |
OEM (Pre-Installed)
Win98 Second Edition
- Integrated Internet Explorer 5.0 |
| May |
1999 |
Windows
98SE |
Retail Windows
98SE for Computers without MS-DOS or Windows |
| May |
1999 |
Win98SE UG |
Windows 98SE Upgrade
for Previous Versions of Windows |
| May |
1999 |
Educational Pack |
Discounted Combined
Win98se & NT4.0 (SP-5) for Teachers
& Students Only. |
| July/August |
1999 |
Millennium
|
Millennium
Edition (WinMe) BETA Testing
Program
Still rallies on MS-DOS
(No longer supports Real Mode) (MS-DOS 8.0) |
| August |
1999 |
DR-DOS
7.03 |
Caldera
release DR-DOS 7.03 then transfer all rights to Lineo,
Corp |
| Q3 |
1999 |
WindowsCE
2.11 |
Wyvern ~ P/PC
release |
.>
|
1999 |
WinMe
BETA |
Click
here for the Full Windows Me TimeLine with Build Numbers. |
| End |
1999 |
DR-DOS
7.04 |
Lineo
release OEM version as DR-DOS 7.04 |
| Early |
2000 |
DR-DOS 7.05 BETA |
Lineo
BETA Test OEM
DR-DOS 7.05 but
then discontinue DR-DOS development. |
| Q1 |
2000 |
Whistler
|
Planned
future merge of Windows 98, Millennium and NT(2000) into 1 OS |
| February |
2000 |
Windows 2000 Professional
|
Windows
2000 Professional (NT & Network Users) NO MS-DOS
Support Successor to Windows NT 4.0 - Designed
for Business Use. Available in Server, Desktop and
Upgrade Versions. |
>
|
>
|
NT
Service Packs |
The Latest Service Pack
for Windows 2000 is SP-2 Dated May 2001 |
| May |
2000 |
WindowsCE
3.0 |
For Microsoft's Pocket
PC Handheld Devices. A Major Revamp! 2 code-names
have been reported = Rapier for P/PC 2000
and Galileo for H/PC 2000 |
| August |
2000 |
Windows
Me OEM |
OEM (Pre-Installed) For
Home Users with Integrated Internet Explorer &
Outlok Express 5.5 and MSN Messenger -
Gold Release 4.10.3000
(ME as in Millennium Edition or Me as in I
myself ?) |
| September |
2000 |
Windows
Me |
Retail for Computers
without MS-DOS or Windows
Link Site Abandoned - New Screenshots
to Follow |
| September |
2000 |
Integral MS-DOS 8.0
|
Major
change to MS-DOS 8.0 is the removal of 'Real-Mode'
Support. Other than that it is identical to
MS-DOS 7.10 (This
is done by changes to IO.SYS & COMMAND.COM) |
| September |
2000 |
WinMe Step-Up |
Limited Promotional
Step-Up Version for Windows 98/98se Users Only |
| September |
2000 |
WinMe UG |
Windows Millennium
Upgrade for Previous Versions of Windows (Not 3.x) |
| April |
2001 |
WindowsCE
Talisker
|
Microsoft Announces
Beta 1 of "Talisker," the Next Version of
Windows CE http://www.microsoft.com/PressPass/press/2001/Apr01/04-10TaliskerPR.asp |
| >>>>>>> |
2001 |
|
Windows XP is
the release name for Windows Whistler and was released on
October 25 2001 Due to the large
number of 'Builds' it has not been possible to
keep listing them! - Read - http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/windowsxp_gold.asp |
| ???????? |
2002
|
|
Now
that Windows no longer uses a MS-DOS loader or supports
it in any way. It is time to close the DOS
Timeline. I enjoyed doing it, but now is the
time to STOP. For New and Breaking News on Windows
and its Future visit http://www.winsupersite.com/default.asp |