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jan 1, 1985 - Microsoft Windows was invented

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The original Windows 1 was released in November 1985 and was Microsoft's first true attempt at a graphical user interface in 16-bit. Development was spearheaded by Microsoft founder Bill Gates and ran on top of MS-DOS, which relied on command-line input.

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jan 1, 1985
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~ 40 years ago

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