On November 20, 1985, Microsoft shipped Windows 1.0, a then new operating system. Development took two years after the Windows announcement in 1983, leading skeptics to call it “ vaporware.” See EDN ...

As Microsoft unveils a new version of its Windows operating system, we take a look back at how Windows has changed over the years.

When Microsoft released Windows 1.0 it did so at a time when the market was made up of a few expensively priced competitors. Bill Gates had a cunning plan to dethrone the likes of Apple and IBM.

After nearly four decades, an ancient secret buried deep in Windows 1.0 has been discovered by an intrepid digital archeologist. It’s a simple Easter egg, but one which was most likely ...