@kalleboo to [email protected]English • 1 year agoThe Secret Origin of Windows [2010]www.technologizer.commessage-square4arrow-up19arrow-down10
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minus-squareDeath MetallinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoInteresting that Windows was in development before the Macintosh. To be fair, lots of 8-bit systems had experimental GUIs at the time as well.
minus-square@kallebooOPlinkEnglish2•1 year agoMicrosoft was one of the first companies Apple showed the Macintosh to well before release so that they would have BASIC and office software ready
minus-squareDeath MetallinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoSure, and both were exposed to PARC and early 80s experiments in GUIs. There was a certain amount of convergence. But it is interesting that Windows was in motion first.
Interesting that Windows was in development before the Macintosh. To be fair, lots of 8-bit systems had experimental GUIs at the time as well.
Microsoft was one of the first companies Apple showed the Macintosh to well before release so that they would have BASIC and office software ready
Sure, and both were exposed to PARC and early 80s experiments in GUIs. There was a certain amount of convergence. But it is interesting that Windows was in motion first.