August 25, 1980 · Software
Microsoft Xenix (1980)
Microsoft announced Xenix on August 25, 1980 as a Unix port for the 16-bit microcomputer market. It was a licensed variant of Version 7 Unix.
Microsoft's Unix-derived operating system for 16-bit microcomputers, announced August 25, 1980.
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Facts
- Date
- August 25, 1980
- Kind
- Software: Operating system
- Maker or publisher
- Microsoft
- Platforms
- Xenix
- Format
- Operating system
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