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hDC Windows Express (1989) 0 Utility Windows

hDC Windows Express is a "Complete Menu System" shell for Microsoft Windows. The earliest version went under the name"hDC ClickStart", and was for Windows 1.x (Wanted!).

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Icon Do-It (1992) 2 Utility Novelty Windows

Icon-Do-It, from Moon Valley Software, is a utility that enables you to customize your program group icons, and add animated icons to normal program items. It also includes a screen saver module. It is designed to work with both Windows 3.0 and 3.1.

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Micrografx Windows Convert (1988) 0 Utility Windows

Micrografx Windows Convert is a simple utility program that converts between Micrografx In-A-Vision/Designer .PIC files and AutoDesk AutoCad drawing exchange .DXF files. Includes a Windows 2.1/286 runtime.Clipart can also be used with Micrografx Graph, Micrografx Windows Draw, and Micrografx Portfolio.

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Micrografx Windows Draw (1986) 6 Graphics Windows

Micrografx Draw is a free-form vector based drawing program with a collection of clipart. The earlier versions are especially notable as being among the few programs produced for Microsoft Windows 1.x.

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Micrografx Windows Graph (1987) 2 Presentations Graphics Windows

Micrografx Windows Graph is an application for creating business graphs and charts. It was one of a handful of commercial applications designed for Microsoft Windows 1. It has much in common with Micrografx's other freeform drawing products, In-a-vision/Designer and Micrografx Windows Draw. More clip art can be found with Micrografx Portfolio or converted with Micrografx Windows Convert

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Microsoft Windows a Vision for the Future (1997) 1 Novelty Document Windows

This is a promotional collection of documents in HTML format released in 1997 describing Microsoft's upcoming plans for future versions of Windows.

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Microsoft Windows CE Toolkit (1998) 2 Windows

Microsoft Windows CE Toolkit it a set of development tools to enable Windows CE development in Visual Basic, Visual C++ and other languages.

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Microsoft Windows Customer Support and Diagnostic Tools (1999) 0 Windows

The Microsoft Windows 2000 Customer Support Diagnostics package consists of important tools and data for diagnosing in-depth Windows 2000 system problems. debugger software, and related debugging tools. This CD was shipped with server versions of Windows 2000.

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Microsoft Windows Printing System (1992) 0 Windows

The Microsoft Windows Printing System provides bi-directional communications and faster printing with HP Laserjet II and III printers. It includes a visually enhanced print manger and extra fonts.

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Microsoft Windows Sound System (1992) 0 Windows

The Microsoft Windows Sound System is a sound card, driver, and set of utilities designed by Microsoft with the intention of setting a hardware and software standard. Many OEMs created compatible hardware and this driver set also support a number of additional cards.

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Paradox (1985) 15 Windows

Originally released in 1985 by Ansa Software and later sold to Borland, Paradox is a high-speed relational database product that integrates with Borland's "Turbo" products. It was notable for its Query By Example feature, and its Paradox Application Language. It was popular in the late 80s and early 90s, and competed against database product such as dBase, Symantec Q&A, Foxpro, Clipper, Clarion, DataEase, R:Base, and DataFlex.

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PC Speaker Driver (Windows 3.1) (1992) 2 Windows

A PC speaker driver that enables Windows 3.1 programs such as the Windows Sound Recorder to play .WAV format files.

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PFS:WindowWorks (1991) 4 Word Processor Spreadsheet Presentations Communications PIM Database Windows

PFS WindowWorks, from Spinnaker Software and Ancier Technologies, is an integrated all-in-one office application that includes a word processor, spreadsheet, chart editor, telecommunications, database, label maker and address book. Supposedly it was the first of such office suites for Windows 3.0, but soon competed with Microsoft Works for Windows. for Windows"](/product/better-working-eight).

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SQLWindows (1990) 1 Database Windows

SQLWindows is a powerful relational database system for Windows 2.x. It includes GUI SQL tools, and a GUI application generator. It can communicate with local single-user databases, SQLBase Server, Oracle, and DB2.

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SuperDOS (1991) 3 Other

BlueBird SuperDOS is a proprietary multi-tasking multi-user system built to run business applications simultaneously over dumb terminals, replacing expensive mainframe/minicomputers with a single commodity PC. Business Computers systems, and then IBM PC systems. It grew to support protected mode on 386/486 systems. Although it uses MS/PC-DOS to install, "Protected Mode SuperDOS is a freestanding operating system that is not dependent on either DOS or the ROM BIOS.". Most applications for it are written in BlueBird SuperDOS Business Basic. and moving-and-storage companies that needed workstations at many points for data entry, but did not want to put a powerful and expensive computer on every desk. Office, Manufacturing, Auto Rental, Van and Storage, Wholesale Distribution, and Word Processing. Most of these were ported from Data General compatible Business Basic software. multi user basic-oriented product was Thoroughbred/OS, and much later Citrix Multiuser attempted to fill a similar role.

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Video for Windows (1993) 5 Windows

Video for Windows allowed Windows 3.x users to play back Windows Video (.avi) files.

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Windows 1.0 (1984) 157 Windows

Windows 1.0 was the first release of what eventually made it onto almost every desktop computer in the entire world. Many of you are probably unaware of this release from 1985; conceived from ideas found in the original Lisa/Macintosh and Xerox Star system, Windows 1.0 was Microsoft's attempt at a graphical multitasking operating environment for the IBM PC. | 1.0 | 2.x | 3.x | NT 3.x | 95 | NT 4.0 | 98 | 2000 | ME | All |

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Windows 2.x (1987) 70 Windows

Windows 2 changes from Windows 1.x consist mainly of visual improvements. Windows 2 adds overlapping windows, menu keyboard shortcuts, VGA support, and other user interface changes influenced by IBM standards. Windows 2 is the last version that supports installation to a floppy disk, and to be available as an application run-time. Later editions of Windows 2 added support for 286 high memory, and running applications in a 386 VDM. The versioning is a little confusing. 2.x and 2.x/386 were released side-by-side. When it reached 2.1x, the regular 8088 version was renamed to Windows 2.1x/286. This is all unified in Windows 3.0. | 1.0 | 2.x | 3.x | NT 3.x | 95 | NT 4.0 | 98 | 2000 | ME | All |

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Windows 2000 (1999) 481 Windows

Windows 2000 was a modernization of Windows NT 4.0 which brought many of the desktop changes, including Active Desktop, to Microsoft's Windows NT line. Four editions of Windows 2000 were released, Professional, Server, Advanced Server, Datacenter Server. Improvements over NT 4.0 include new Accessibility Options, increased language and locale support, NTFS 3.0, the Encrypting File System and Active Directory. Windows 2000 was first planned to replace both Windows 98 and Windows NT 4.0 although using the NT kernel for consumer and professional editions would not happen until Windows 2000's successor, Windows XP. | 1.0 | 2.x | 3.x | NT 3.x | 95 | NT 4.0 | 98 | 2000 | ME | All |

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Windows 2000 High Encryption Pack (1999) 1 Windows

The Microsoft Windows 2000 High Encryption pack adds 128-bit encryption to Windows 2000 RTM. It was provided as a separate package from Windows 2000 RTM due to silly crypto export laws.

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Windows 3.0 / 3.1 (1990) 464 Windows

Windows 3.x was the first to gain significant development and commercial traction. It combined the 8086, 286, and 386 modes of Windows 2 in to one package. It replaced the MSDOS Executive with a Program Manager and File Manager similar to those in OS/2 1.x. Much of its success was spurred by the availability and success of Microsoft Office. Although Microsoft would have had you believe otherwise, Windows 3.x was the direct foundation for Chicago/Windows 95. | 1.0 | 2.x | 3.x | NT 3.x | 95 | NT 4.0 | 98 | 2000 | ME | All |

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Windows 95 (1994) 645 Windows

Windows 95 offered, at long last, a well designed document-oriented desktop shell that worked much like the 1984 Macintosh Finder. It also included a new way of finding installed applications through a "Start" menu. And it included the same networking abilities as Windows for Workgroups. | 1.0 | 2.x | 3.x | NT 3.x | 95 | NT 4.0 | 98 | 2000 | ME | All |

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Windows 98 (1998) 1078 Windows

Windows 98 is a continuation of the Windows 95 product. The major change is an insanely heavy focus on web integration. The help system, many applications, and even the desktop are redesigned to make use of Internet Explorer. Windows 98 runs on top of the same "MS-DOS 7.1" with FAT32 support as Windows 95 OSR2, and it includes support for USB. Windows 98 had two major releases - a First Edition and a Second Edition. It was followed up by Windows ME. | 1.0 | 2.x | 3.x | NT 3.x | 95 | NT 4.0 | 98 | 2000 | ME | All |

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Windows for Pen Computing (1992) 0 Windows

The Windows for Pen Computing add-on adds pen input capabilities through drivers, a virtual keyboard and handwriting input.

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Windows Longhorn (2001) 321 Windows

Windows Longhorn was the pre-release codename for Windows Vista and was the successor to Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 (built from NT 5.2 codebase). Development on the OS started in May 2001 and went through two unique development cycles separated by a development reset in 2004. The reset occurred as Microsoft's development staff had lost focus on the project as a whole and what was required to be done in order to bring it to market. Features were being written into the OS at an alarming rate with a significant lack of QA or vision of true requirement. This combined with Microsoft's trustworthy computing initiatives caused the reset.