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Introduction ............................................................................................... - 4 -
Microsoft .................................................................................................... - 5 -
Bill Gates .................................................................................................................... - 6 -
Biography ..................................................................................................................- 6 -
Microsoft operation systems .................................................................................... - 8 -
MS-DOS (1981-2000) .................................................................................................- 8 -
Windows 1.0x (1985) .................................................................................................- 8 -
Windows 2.xx (1987)..................................................................................................- 9 -
Windows 3.0 (1990) ................................................................................................. - 10 -
Windows 3.1x (1992) ............................................................................................... - 10 -
Windows 95/95A (1995/1996) .................................................................................. - 11 -
Windows 95B/C (1996/1997).................................................................................... - 12 -
Windows 98/98SE (1998/1999) ................................................................................ - 12 -
Windows Millennium Edition [ME] (2000) ................................................................. - 12 -
Windows XP (2001) .................................................................................................. - 13 -
Windows Vista (2007) .............................................................................................. - 14 -
Apple........................................................................................................ - 15 -
Steven Paul Jobs ...................................................................................................... - 16 -
Biography ................................................................................................................ - 16 -
Apple/NeXT operation systems ............................................................................... - 18 -
Apple DOS 3.x (1978-1983) ....................................................................................... - 18 -
Apple ProDOS (1984) ............................................................................................... - 18 -
System 1.0/1.1 (1984) .............................................................................................. - 18 -
System 2.x (1985) .................................................................................................... - 19 -
System 3.x (1986/1987) ........................................................................................... - 20 -
System 4.x/5.x (1987)............................................................................................... - 20 -
NeXTStep [not Apple] (1989) .................................................................................... - 21 -
Mac OS System 7.x (1991-1997)................................................................................ - 21 -
Mac OS 8.x (1997) .................................................................................................... - 22 -
Mac OS 9 (1999) ...................................................................................................... - 22 -
Mac OS X 10.x (2001-) .............................................................................................. - 23 -
Conclusion ................................................................................................ - 24 -
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Timeline ................................................................................................... - 26 -
Bibliography ............................................................................................. - 27 -
Images: .................................................................................................................... - 27 -
Title/Preface:........................................................................................................... - 27 -
Bill Gates ................................................................................................................. - 27 -
Steve Jobs ............................................................................................................... - 28 -
Websites .................................................................................................................. - 29 -
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Windows Vista (2007)
Windows Vista had been sold 20 million times
in the first two month. It got a new user
interface called Aero and some nice 3D
features such as a 3D desktop or a 3D task
switcher and transparency. Windows Vista
has a customizable sidebar to show news,
weather or system information. Also Vista got
new security features like a small anti-
spyware tool named “Windows Defender”, a
new firewall and User Account Control (UAC,
a security feature that asks you for permission
if you install software or want to change some
important Vista setting. This should increase
the security (for example stop viruses and
malware install themselves). Also the user
friendliness had been increased with many
software assistants and help files. All installed
games with the “Games for Windows” logo
are summarized in the games overview and
shows a recommend system value (This value
gets calculated with a benchmark and should
make easier to find out for user if a game runs
on the computer or not). It includes the Vista exclusive Direct X 10 graphic interface
which should bring gamers to buy Vista.
Vista has been updated with two service packs till today.
Image b11 Windows Vista 3D Flip, Sidebar
Image b12 Windows Vista start menu
