Microsoft has announced veteran graphics program Paint will be retired after 32 years as a default part of Windows, dismaying users. Paint was introduced with the first version of the Windows ...
The end is near for Microsoft Paint. The simple graphics application that has been included with Windows for more than 30 years could be phased out of future versions of the operating system, ...
Windows 1.0 officially released to the public 40 years ago today (November 20), and despite its age, still has some common ...
Today marks the 30th anniversary of arguably the single most important release in the history of the personal computer – Windows 1.0. As Windows nears its fourth decade, it does so at a pivotal time ...
First developed in 1981 by computer scientist Chase Bishop, the software project that would eventually become Windows actually started life under a far wonkier name: "Interface ...
Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years ...
On November 20, 1985, Microsoft shipped Windows 1.0, a then new operating system. Development took two years after the Windows announcement in 1983, leading skeptics to call it “vaporware.” See EDN‘s ...