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141440 2003-05-05 03:43:00 Hi there people...

I hope you don't mind this, but due to a school project I'm looking for a timeline of computer software releases and/or develepment.
I've tried googling a bit but can't really find something suitable.

Any suggestions...?

Cheers.
forrest44 (754)
141441 2003-05-05 03:48:00 A time line for all software? Good luck. promethius (1998)
141442 2003-05-05 04:22:00 I would recomend going to the library and getting out: a
Shelley Cashman Series book
"Discovering Computers - Concepts for a Digital World 2002"
there might even be a 2003 release
Milestones in Computer History (scsite.com)
However this is not quite what you are asking for, but it does have some software releases included.
Good luck with the project.
raddersnz (684)
141443 2003-05-05 04:35:00 I hope this helps:

1969- the Internet
1981 - MS-DOS
1983 - Personal Computer
1987 - Microsoft mouse
- Word
- Excel
1995 - Microsoft Windows 95
1998 - Microsoft Windows 98

I got this info of a MS office mouse pad :D :)
stu140103 (137)
141444 2003-05-05 04:56:00 But there were computers and software long before there were PCs and Microsoft. :D

The first link that Google gives for "software timeline" gives a partial list of DEC OSs (mostly), starting a bit earlier ...

IBM had Fortran in 1950-something. COBOL was similar .... There were Alcol, CPL, APL, etcetera ...
Graham L (2)
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