Microsoft was founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. It has developed many versions of the Windows operating system over the years from Windows 1.0 in 1985 to the current Windows 10. Some key versions include Windows 95 which had built-in Internet support and helped popularize personal computers, Windows XP which sold over 400 million copies and had a redesigned interface, and Windows 7 which was the fastest selling operating system ever and improved streaming media capabilities. Microsoft continues to be a dominant force in the technology industry through its software products.
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Presentation1 of microsoft
1. Commitment to Excellent
Room: Prasat Banteaykdey Keo
Members of Group 2
1. Oun Retra
2. Pheng Sreyleak
3. Pal Sreynak
4. Rin Sopheanith
5. Roeun Nakry
6. Pheng Sovannrach
Date: Monday, September 12, 2011
2. Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Background of Microsoft Inventors
III. History of Microsoft
IV. Conclusion
V. Reference
3. I. Introduction
?Microsoft is an American company that
located in the Redmond of Vasinton state.
?This company produced, developed,
and sold the license program for using
with computer, telephone, and other
service that related to technology.
4. I. Introduction
? Since in 1980 Microsoft began
preparing OS that has Version Xenix.
? Microsoft was founded by Bill Gate
and Paul Allen in 1970s.
6. II. Background of Microsoft Inventors
? Bill Gates
? He was born in 28th October 1955,
Seatle Washington USA. Bill Gates is the
head of the software company Microsoft
and is one of the world's wealthiest men.
? In 1994, he got married with Melinda
Ann French.
7. II. Background of Microsoft Inventors
? Bill Gates
? He has three children, Jennifer Katharine
Gates 1996 and Phoebe Gates 2002 and Rory
john Gates 1999.
? When he was 13 years old, he went to
Lakeside School.
? He wrote his first computer program on this
machine: an implementation of tic-tac-toe that
allowed users to play games against the
computer
8. II. Background of Microsoft Inventors
? Bill Gates
? At age 17, Gates formed a venture with Allen,
called Traf-O-Data, to make traffic counters
based on the Intel 8008 processor.
? In early 1973, Bill Gates served as a
congressional page in the U.S. House of
Representatives. Gates graduated from Lakeside
School in 1973.
? He scored 1590 out of 1600 on the SAT and
enrolled at Harvard College in the autumn of
1973.
9. II. Background of Microsoft Inventors
? Bill Gates
? He scored 1590 out of 1600 on the SAT and
enrolled at Harvard College in the autumn of
1973.
? While at Harvard, he met Steve Ballmer, who
later succeeded Gates as CEO of Microsoft.
10. II. Background of Microsoft inventors
? Paul Allen
Paul Allen¡¯s Photo
11. II. Background of Microsoft Inventors
? Paul Allen
? He was born in January 21, 1953, in Seattle,
Washington, USA. He is an American business
magnate, investor, real estate developer and
philanthropist who co-founded Microsoft with
Bill Gate.
? 1967, Allen attended Lakeside School, a
private school in Seattle.
12. II. Background of Microsoft Inventors
? Paul Allen
? In 1971, after graduation, He attended in
Washington State University, where he was a
member of Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity.
? However, he dropped out after two years in
order to work as a programmer for Honeywell in
Boston, placing him near his old friend again.
? Allen later convinced Bill Gate to drop out of
Harvard University in order to create Microsoft.
13. II. Background of Microsoft Inventors
? Paul Allen
? In June 1975, Allen and Bill Gate, founded
Microsoft with the intention of designing
software for the new wave of personal
computers.
? By the time Allen arranged for Microsoft to
buy an operating system called Q-DOS for
$50,000.
14. III. History of Microsoft
?There are many Microsoft that were introduced and
released, such as:
? From 1982¨C1985: Introducing Windows 1.0
? This window is introduced in November 20, 1985
and is initially sold for $100.00.
? Windows 1.0 requires a minimum of 256 kilobytes
(KB), two double-sided floppy disk drives, and a
graphics adapter card. A hard disk and 512 KB
memory is recommended for running multiple
programs or when using DOS 3.0 or higher.
15. III. History of Microsoft
?From 1982¨C1985: Introducing Windows 1.0
Windows 1.0
16. III. History of Microsoft
?From 1987¨C1992 Windows 2.0¨C2.11
? It was introduced On December 9, 1987,
Microsoft releases Windows 2.0 with desktop
icons and expanded memory.
? It is initially sold for $100.00.
?In 1988, Microsoft becomes
the world¡¯s largest PC software
company based on sales.
17. III. History of Microsoft
?From 1990¨C1994: Windows 3.0¨CWindows NT
? Window 3.0 was released May, 22 1990.
Microsoft Windows 3.0 full version was priced at
$149.95 and the upgrade version was priced at
$79.95.
They sell 10 million copies in their first 2
years, making this the most widely used
Windows operating system.
18. III. History of Microsoft
? Windows NT releases on July 27, 1993,
Microsoft meets an important milestone: the
completion of a project begun in the late 1980s
to build an advanced new operating system from
scratch.
Windows NT represents nothing less than a
fundamental change in the way that companies
can address their business computing
requirements," Bill Gates says at its release.
19. III. History of Microsoft
?From1995¨C2001: Windows 95
? Window 95 was released August 24, 1995 and
sells more than 1 Million copies within 4 days.
? Windows 95 has built-in Internet support, dial-
up networking, and new Plug and Play
capabilities that make it easy to install hardware
and software.
21. III. History of Microsoft
? 1998¨C2000: Windows 98, Windows 2000,
Windows Me
? Window 98 released on June 25, 1998. It is
the first version of Windows designed specifically
for consumers.
By using this window, you can find
information more easily on your PC as well as
the Internet
22. III. History of Microsoft
?Windows Me released June 19, 2000.
? It was designed for home computer use and
offers numerous music, video, and home
networking enhancements and reliability
improvements compared to previous versions.
23. III. History of Microsoft
? Windows 2000 is designed to replace
Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT
Workstation 4.0 on all business desktops and
laptops.
24. III. History of Microsoft
? From 2001¨C2005: Windows XP
?On October 25, 2001, Windows XP is released with a
redesigned look and feel that's centered on usability
and a unified Help and Support services center.
? It¡¯s available in 25 languages. From the mid-1970s
until the release of Windows XP, about 1 billion PCs
have been shipped worldwide
25. III. History of Microsoft
Windows XP Professional rolls to retail stores
26. III. History of Microsoft
? From 2006¨C2008: Windows Vista
It was released on November 30 2006 with the
strongest security system yet.
Windows Vista
27. III. History of Microsoft
? From 2009¨CToday: Windows 7
? When Windows 7 is released in October 2009.
? You can stream music, videos, and photos
from your PC to a stereo or TV.
? It is selling seven copies a second¡ªthe fastest-
selling operating system in history. Windows 7 is
evaluated by 8 million beta testers worldwide
before it's released.
29. IV. Conclusion
All in all, Microsoft is a program for
computer that can make the convenience in
using computer and can earn much mony from
one revolution to one revolution.