Technology blogs and magazines and columns might lead one to believe that everyone uses newish operating systems like Leopard and Vista. However, that's not true. And, really, such platforms are merely passing trends, blips on the screen of history.
The real computer news this month is that Windows 3.x has come to the closing moments of its long life. Microsoft has just stopped issuing licences for the software, which made its US debut in 1990. The various early-'90s versions of Windows 3.x were historic, a massive success which provided many people's first experiences with PCs and thus shaped Microsoft's identity since.
The End of An Era - Windows 3.x
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Technology blogs and magazines and columns might lead one to believe that everyone uses newish operating systems like Leopard and Vista. However, that's not true. And, really, such platforms are merely passing trends, blips on the screen of history.
The real computer news this month is that Windows 3.x has come to the closing moments of its long life. Microsoft has just stopped issuing licences for the software, which made its US debut in 1990. The various early-'90s versions of Windows 3.x were historic, a massive success which provided many people's first experiences with PCs and thus shaped Microsoft's identity since.
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