Record 007 · Software · 1995
67%95.07.S
Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft
“The Start menu, taskbar, and Plug and Play that taught the world to use a PC.”
Merged MS-DOS + Windows into a consumer event. 32-bit preemptive multitasking for apps, long filenames, and the biggest software launch marketing of the 1990s.
Peak mainstreaming of the personal computer.
Tens of millions in first years; Windows family later billions of seats
- Start button / taskbar
- Plug and Play
- Built-in TCP/IP stack
Start Me Up.
