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> Users could still run DOS programs under Windows 1.0, many of them even in a window, > many of them even in a window I think I now understand the possible
by udkl 3y ago
> Users could still run DOS programs under Windows 1.0, many of them even in a window,
> many of them even in a window
I think I now understand the possible historical reason why the OS was named 'windows' - I used to think the windows name was related to 'a window into a new world', esp considering the scenic Win XP default wallpaper and 'Vista'
- tgma 3y agoWindows did not invent the concept. "Window Systems" predated Windows by quite a bit and applications ran in "windows". Quite obviously the name was not originally coined by Microsoft.