Recent History of Computer Operating Systems

I found an interesting web site that provides all sorts of histories and screen shots from operating systems over the last 25 years.  I recapped some of the significant operating systems that shaped my career since the release of the original Mac computer back in 1984:

Jan 84 – Macintosh System 1 is released

Mar 86 – DOS GEM/2 is released

Sep 87 – Unix X Window 11 is released

Apr 92 – DOS Windows 3.1 is released

Oct 94 – OS/2 Warp 3 is released

Aug 96 – Windows NT 4.0 is released

Jul 98 – Linux KDE 1.0 is released

Oct 01 – Windows XP is released

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