E Mails From Your Boss And A Man Named Paul Allen

Today, more than ever we rely on computers and staying connected. We use them at work, school and for entertainment. E-mails from your boss, write a paper for school, or play the latest games. In fact, even the most technologically illiterate person can run a personal computer. This was not the case in the early days of Microsoft, IBM, Apple and other technological innovators. In 1975 Bill Gates and a man named Paul Allen had the idea to form a small partnership they called â€Å"Microsoft† with the idea to put a personal computer in every home in America. Computers up until this time were massive, requiring more space and power than the average house could handle, which made this seem like a pipe dream at best. Gates and Allen had been hard†¦show more content†¦Windows 1.0 was radical in its time, as only the second operating system in existence with a GUI. Windows 1.0 also used a mouse to click instead of requiring the user to type commands. The mouse was such a new concept for users that Microsoft even included a game called Reversi to teach consumers to use the mouse. Windows 1.0 also came preinstalled with some now iconic programs like Calculator, Paint, and Notepad. In 1987 Windows 2.0 was released with some recognizable changes. There were now Desktop icons, and improved graphical support, keyboard short cuts, and also included the a bility to customize the screen layout. Another key feature was the addition of Control Panel. Windows 2.0 was also the first operating system to require updates as hardware improved. Microsoft released Windows 3.0 on May 22nd, 1990 and then Windows 3.1 on April 22, 1992. Microsoft hit the nail on the head with Windows 3.0 and sold 10 million copies in two years and became the most widely used operating system. Windows 3.0 and 3.1 were the first windows operating systems to use virtual memory. Virtual memory is a feature of an operating system (OS) that allows a computer to compensate for shortages of physical memory by temporarily transferring pages of data from random access memory (RAM) to disk storage. It also boasted significantly better performance as well as advanced graphics that used 16 colors. They also