August 24, 1995 · Software
Windows 95 (1995)
Start button, taskbar and long file names.
Launched with a huge marketing campaign including the Rolling Stones' 'Start Me Up'; it sold over 7 million copies in its first five weeks and required 4 MB RAM on a 386DX.
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Facts
- Date
- August 24, 1995
- Kind
- Software
- Maker or publisher
- Microsoft
- Minimum CPU
- 386DX
- Minimum RAM
- 4 MB
Source: Wikipedia
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Related
- Windows 3.1 (predecessor, 1992)
- Windows 98 (successor, 1998)
- DirectX 1.0 (uses, 1995)
- Windows 95 OSR2 (same series, 1996)
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- Tyrian Game
- Atari Jaguar CD Computer or hardware
- Command & Conquer Game
- Sony PlayStation (Europe) Computer or hardware
- DirectX 1.0 Software