Baralier ([info]baralier) wrote,
@ 2009-01-10 13:04:00
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Windows 7
I read in the paper (yes actual dead tree edition) last night that Windows 7 was due to be released. Though it seems Microsoft has underestimated the interest in ripping to shreds reviewing the newest operating system for Windoze.

[Disclaimer. I use a PC. I've never been much of a one for religious cults so I haven't joined the born-again Mac users]

The thing I'm trying to puzzle out is the name.

I remember 3.1

After that came Windows 95. Then 98, 2000, ME (the bastard child no-one talks about), XP and now Vista.

So which of these were 4,5 and 6?

Although it's probably closer to random-marketing-wank in picking the number I'm curious


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[info]zey
2009-01-10 02:16 am UTC (link)
Windows 95 ... 4.0
Windows 98 ... 4.1
Windows ME ... 4.2 probably
Windows 2000 ... 5.0
Windows XP ... 5.1
Windows Vista ... 6.0

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[info]greylock
2009-01-10 02:17 am UTC (link)
Yeah, I was going to guess much the same. :)

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[info]tcpip
2009-01-10 07:32 am UTC (link)
Windows 95/98/ME was of the MS-DOS line.

Windows 2000 (5.0), XP (5.1), Vista (6.0) come from the Windows NT 1.x, 2.x, 3.x, 4.x line.

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[info]zey
2009-01-10 08:43 am UTC (link)
Yep. If anyone wants the full list, see the tcl_platform(osVersion) fields of the Windows entries on this page. The tcl_platform(os) differs between the DOS based win32s and Windows 95 line and the Windows NT ones. XP and Vista are NT line products.

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[info]autopope
2009-01-10 02:18 am UTC (link)
It's not hard.

Windows 3.0 and 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups - Windows 3.

Windows 95, 98, 98SE, and Windows ME - Windows 4.

(Let's ignore Windows NT, OK?)

Windows 2000 - Windows 5.

Windows XP - Windows 6.

Or

Windows NT - Windows 5.

Win2K and WinXP - Windows 6.

Yes, my heard hurts now ...

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[info]drjon
2009-01-10 02:38 am UTC (link)
(Let's ignore Windows NT, OK?)

Better not. The kernel of Win2K onwards has been the NT5 kernel.

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[info]zey
2009-01-10 02:19 am UTC (link)
Oh, FWIW, Seven is more like Vista than Vista was. A lot of the "Mac wannabe" UI you used be able to switch away from in 'classic modes' is now the only option; those classic interface fallbacks are gone.

Microsoft clearly hasn't learned a damned thing.

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[info]baralier
2009-01-10 02:32 am UTC (link)
Microsoft clearly hasn't learned a damned thing.

I'm shocked! Shocked I tell you!

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[info]zey
2009-01-10 02:35 am UTC (link)
Haha :)

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[info]drjon
2009-01-10 02:37 am UTC (link)
Breakdown of Releases vs Versions here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows#Timeline_of_releases

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God help me, I know the answer to this.
[info]tcpip
2009-01-10 07:31 am UTC (link)
OK, the thing to remember here was that there were two completely different species of Windows.

Windows 3.1 was of the MS-DOS lineage. It includes Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME and then it died a natural death.

Windows NT however is completely different species. There was a Windows NT 1.x, 2.x, 3.x and then Windows NT 4.x, which was actually noticed.

Then there was Windows NT 5.0, which was more commonly known as Windows 2000.

They did a revision, known as Windows NT 5.1, which was sold as Windows XP

The latest version, Windows Vista which is Windows NT 6.0

Now, apparently there is a MS-Windows 7.

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[info]zey
2009-01-10 08:47 am UTC (link)
Windows ME and then it died a natural death.

If it hadn't died naturally, it would have been kicked to death by its angry users :)

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