May 22, 1990 · Software
Windows 3.0 (1990)
The version that made Windows a hit.
Launched with an event broadcast to seven North American cities; it sold over 10 million copies and offered an upgrade price of $50 for owners of earlier Windows versions.
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Facts
- Date
- May 22, 1990
- Kind
- Software
- Maker or publisher
- Microsoft
- Minimum CPU
- 8086/8088
- Minimum RAM
- 640 KB (1 MB recommended)
- Platform
- MS-DOS 3.1+
Source: Wikipedia
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Related
- Windows 1.0 (predecessor, 1985)
- Windows 3.1 (successor, 1992)
Also in 1990
- Windows 3.0 launch event in New York Event
- Commodore Amiga 3000 Computer or hardware
- Star Control Game
- Electronic Frontier Foundation founded Event
- Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake Game
- Dr. Mario Game
- Pit-Fighter Game
- Amstrad GX4000 Computer or hardware
- 10BASE-T Ethernet standard approved Event
- Game Boy (Europe) Computer or hardware