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Windows history: computing in the past

Windows Clones :

 

  • WINE free WINdows Emulator for Linux/Unices 
  • Wine on FreeBSD : Wine works for most user applications. Games tend to be more problematic, but it's worth trying.
  • FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Darwin, DragonFly BSD, NET-BSD, PC-BSD are all about to be mature OS'ses, keep an eye on them! (FreeBSD has 77% market share). If they wóuld reunite, what a wonderfull OS this could be!
  • ReactOS project, free Windows NT 4.0 clone distributed under the GPL license. Still alpha(2012). Beta planned in mid 2012 (developpers, testers always welcome!). Sure worth a visit.
  • MicroWindows (now Nano-Window) page
  • The The CygWin library allows you to simulate a GNU system on top of Win32, thanks to the cygwin32.dll

 

Support REACTOS, WINE, FREEBSD!

 


Microsoft Windows product line

 

 

Dos-based Windows

 

Windows 3.0/3.1

listed only because of historical reasons see here for more info

 


Windows 95 (aug 15 1995)


Windows 95b (1996)

Windows 95c (1997)

No more supported since Jan 2002


 

Windows 98(jun 30 1998)



Codename „Memphis“

Internet Explorer 4, Multimedia-extensions

Support ended 2006

Windows 98 Second Edition (mid 1999) IE5

 

Windows Me(aug 2000)



Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me) Codename „Georgia“

improved Windows Media Player

last version of the "dos-line" Windows

Windows 7,8,10,11


 

NT line (New Technology)
 

 

MS-DOS merely emulated, most DOS-commands usable. Most DOS-programs run on XP as far as they do no hardware access.

historical appearance:
Windows NT 3.1  jul 1993
Windows NT 3.5  Daytona sept. 1994
Windows NT 4.0  Shell Update Release 29. aug 1996
Windows 2000  feb 2000
Windows XP  Whistler 25. oct 2001
Windows Server 2003  2003
Windows Vista  Longhorn 30. nov 2006 (enterprise) 30. Januar 2007 (privat users)
Windows Home Server 13. jul 2007
Windows Server 2008 27. feb 2008
Windows 7  Vienna/Blackcomb 22.oct 2009



Windows NT 3.1



Microsoft Windows NT 3.1  1993 in 2 versions:
Windows NT Workstation 3.1
Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1


 

Windows NT 3.5



Microsoft Windows NT 3.5, Codename „Daytona“ (sep 1994)

improved version 3.51 jun 1995 (error corrected version)

Versions:
Windows NT Workstation 3.5
Windows NT Server 3.5
 



 

Windows NT 4.0



Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Codename „Cairo“ (aug 1996)

no more supported since jan 2002

Versions:
Windows NT Workstation 4.0
Windows NT Server 4.0
Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition (1996)
Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition (1998)



Windows 2000



Microsoft Windows 2000 (feb 2000) aka NT-version 5.0

Active Directory

Versions:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
 

 



Windows XP



Microsoft Windows XP, Codename „Whistler“ (oct. 2001) version NT-Version 5.1

SP1 ?? no essential improvments

sep. 2004  „Service Pack 2“ (SP2) improved network security, USB 2

may. 2008 Service Pack 3 (SP3)  (Hyper-V, slightly optimized speed) last XP Service Pack

N-Versionen (Home Edition N und Professional N, only europe) no preinstalled Windows Media Player

Windows XP Professional x64 based on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64

Versions:
Starter Edition 2004
Home Edition 25. oct. 2001 Windows XP Home Edition
Windows XP Home Edition N (2005)
Professional 25. oct. 2001 Windows XP Professional
Windows XP Professional N (2005)
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (2005)
Media Center Edition eHome 2002
Media Center Edition 2003 Freestyle 2003
Media Center Edition 2004 Harmony 2004
Media Center Edition 2005 Symphony 2005
Tablet PC Edition 2002 Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2004 (2004)
Embedded 2001 Windows XP Embedded
Windows Embedded for Point of Service (2004)



Windows PE (Preinstallation Environment) xp kernel
Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs  optimized for Thin Clients
 

 

Windows Server 2003


Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (2003) NT-Version 5.2

 

Versions:
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Standard Edition (2005)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Enterprise Edition (2005)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Datacenter Edition (2005)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition
Microsoft Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003
 



Windows Vista



Microsoft Windows Vista, Codename „Longhorn“ (nov 2006 enterprise) (jan 2007 privat user) NT-Version 6.0

Versions:

Microsoft Windows Vista Starter
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic N
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic K
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Microsoft Windows Vista Business
Microsoft Windows Vista Business N
Microsoft Windows Vista Business K
Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
Windows Embedded



Vista Service Pack:
Windows Vista TV Pack 2008 (optimized Windows Media Center)

 

 



Windows 7



Microsoft Windows 7 (oct 2009) Codenamen Blackcomb /Vienna /Windows 7 NT-version 7

 

Versions:
Windows 7 Starter
Windows 7 Home Basic
Windows 7 Home Premium
Windows 7 Professional
Windows 7 Ultimate
Windows 7 Enterprise
 

 

Windows 7,8,10,11


 

CE-Linie

CE-Linie is for mobile devices as Pocket PCs, Smartphones und PDAs



Versions:
Windows CE 1.0
Windows CE 2.0
Windows CE 2.01
Windows CE 2.02
Windows CE 2.1
Windows CE 2.11
Windows CE 2.12
Pocket PC [Bearbeiten]
Pocket PC
Pocket PC 2001
Pocket PC 2002
Phone Edition Smartphones without touchscreen

 

Windows Mobile


Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC Smartphones without Touchscreen
Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphones without Touchscreen
Windows Mobile 6.0 Classic Edition for PDAs
Professional Edition for PDAs
Standard Edition for Smartphones
Windows Mobile 6.1
Classic Edition for PDAs
Professional Edition for PDAs
Standard Edition for Smartphones
Windows Mobile 6.5
Classic Edition for PDAs
Professional Edition for PDAs
Standard Edition for Smartphones

 

 



 

 

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