c/retrocomputing · by kalleboo@lemmy.world · 3yThe Secret Origin of Windows [2010] https://www.technologizer.com/2010/03/08/the-secret-origin-of-windows/9 points · 4 comments · view on lemmy.world
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lwhjp@lemmy.sdf.org · 3 pts · 3y
It's fascinating to read these in-depth retrospectives from the people who were actually involved.
deathmetal@lemmy.sdf.org · 2 pts · 3y
Interesting that Windows was in development before the Macintosh. To be fair, lots of 8-bit systems had experimental GUIs at the time as well.
kalleboo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
Microsoft was one of the first companies Apple showed the Macintosh to well before release so that they would have BASIC and office software ready
deathmetal@lemmy.sdf.org · 1 pts · 3y
Sure, and both were exposed to PARC and early 80s experiments in GUIs. There was a certain amount of convergence. But it is interesting that Windows was in motion first.