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Windows turns 40 being one of the family. We could say that we are celebrating our anniversary. Let’s go back to 1982. The company Microsoft, based in Bellevue – remember that they did not move to Redmond until 1986 – is immersed in the development of the first version of a new operating system. The project, headed by Bill Gates himself – founding partner of the company together with Paul Allen – and codenamed Interface Manager, will still have to wait a year for its presentation in 1983. And there was still a couple of years to wait, until November 20, 1985, for Microsoft Windows 1.01 to see the light. Long enough for the industry to label it ‘vaporware’ – a term ironically coined a year earlier by Microsoft engineer Tandy Trower – because of the long wait.

Drop-down menus, scroll bars, icons and dialog boxes, an MS-DOS manager, Paint, Writer, Calculator, and even a game, Reversi. “Now, instead of typing MS-DOS commands, simply move the mouse to point and click on screens or windows,” they pointed out from Microsoft. And all for $ 99. The minimum requirements were 256 KB of RAM, two 5 ¼ double-sided disk drives and a graphics adapter card, although it was advisable to have a hard disk and a 512 KB memory to run several programs at the same time. Now there was only the arduous task of convincing companies and clients …

A radically new paradigm, an operating system with a graphical user interface with which Microsoft had to confront the only company that had advanced in that environment, Apple. In 1988, Microsoft became the largest PC software company in the world and the product began to have traction, something that is confirmed with Windows NT and 95. The rest is history. 40 years later Windows looks different but somehow it is one of the family, with many elements that have survived the passage of time, improved performance and, more recently, the cloud. Windows is still Windows.

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The latest in social media: What is talked about on the Net

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The photo of the week

Space simulation.

Top 5: Important news …

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News: Hobby of the week

Autodefinido.

Gadget of the week: Symfonisk, musical art

Ikea’s new Symfonisk frame is a decorative frame and speaker developed in conjunction with the Sonos brand. Musical furniture.

News: News

The latest in technology, apps, leisure, VR, companies, education and startups.

PRACTICAL

Microsoft’s Latest System: All About Windows 11

Windows 11 has arrived. Here you can read what this new system brings and how you get it.

Windows 10 operating system: 20 tricks to become an expert

With the following tips and tricks, you will become a Windows pro. In a very short time, you will be able to solve all kinds of problems and you will be able to control this operating system, and not the other way around. Do not wait more!

Convenient: More Power in Windows with System Tools

Do you want more speed in your team? And without spending a penny? With these tricks, you can speed up your Windows 10 and 11.

Rescue drive: Windows 10 on a USB

With LiveSystem Pro, you will be able to create a ‘Windows to go’, perfectly equipped with more than 70 programs such as Softmaker Office or Firefox.

Equip your Windows: 33 New Features

Faster, more powerful and much more comfortable. We explain how to include in Windows those functions with which you can show off your operating system.

KNOW MORE

Technology for all: What connects with what?

Cables, connectors and much more: In this special article on connectivity, we explain how you can connect devices and how to pair the connectors.

We solve your doubts: Questions & Answers

There are many questions about technical issues that you send us. In this section we answer all your questions.

The dissatisfied user: My resolutions for the new year

I was not thinking of anything concrete in which to improve or change for this next year, but the pressure has forced me: here are my resolutions for this New Year.

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