Windows 2.x facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Windows 2.x |
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| Part of the Microsoft Windows family | |
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| Microsoft | |
| Website | http://www.microsoft.com/ |
| Releases | |
| Initial release | December 9, 1987 [info] |
| Stable release | 2.11 (March 14, 1989) [info] |
| Source model | Closed source |
| License | MS-EULA |
| Preceded by | Windows 1.0 |
| Succeeded by | Windows 3.0 |
| Support status | |
| Unsupported as of December 31, 2001 | |
Windows 2.x is a graphical personal computer operating environment developed by Microsoft. It was said to look almost the same to the first Mac OS and more closely matched Microsoft's pre-release publicity for Windows 1.0.
Windows 2.1x
Five months after the release of Windows 2.03, Microsoft released Windows 2.10, and after 10 months, Windows 2.11. They were the first versions that require an Intel 80286 or 80386 processor to run.
| Preceded by Windows 1.0 |
DOS-Based Microsoft Windows | Succeeded by Windows 3.0 |
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