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Business 2.0 FORTUNE
 
A big day for Windows 1.0
First the iPod turns five, then Windows XP celebrates its fifth. So who's getting cake today? Windows 1.0. The original Microsoft operating system turned 21 years-old on Monday. While it would hard to drum up much enthusiasm for a party - after all, it is Monday and we're trying to save up for Turkey Day - London blogger Everton Blair has given The Browser reason to reflect. His 21 things "you never knew about Windows, Microsoft and Bill Gates" is worth a look. A few nuggets:
  • To run, Windows 1.0 required a machine with 256KB of RAM, DOS 2.0 and two floppy drives. ("I saw the number 256 and immediately thought MB, not KB," writes Michael Santo of RealTechNews. "How spoiled we’ve become.")
  • Windows crashed an estimated 25 times a day
  • Bill Gates scored 1590 on his SAT. Paul Allen, scored a perfect 1600
  • In 1985, Microsoft was the tech industry's underdog.....

My how times flies....

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