Developed by: MicrosoftOriginally created as a complement to MS-DOS in response to the growing emergence of window environments on PC computers, it would eventually capture 90% of the market.
| Year | Ver. |
|---|---|
| 1988 | Windows 2.1 |
| 1990 | Windows 3.0 |
| 1992 | Windows 3.1 |
| 1993 | Windows 3.11 |
| 1995 | Windows 95 Startup sound: |
| 2001 | Windows XP Startup sound: |
Manufacturer: Tandon
Launches: 1988
Manufactured in US
CPU:
Intel 80386
@ 16MHz
Memory: 1 MB
Support:
Hard drive:
40 MB
Operating system: Windows
Manufacturer: Amstrad
Launches: 1988
Manufactured in GB
CPU:
Intel 8086
Memory: None
Support:
Hard drive:
Operating system: MS-DOS 3.30
Manufacturer: Amstrad
Launches: 1989
Manufactured in GB
CPU:
Intel 80386
@ 20MHz
Memory: 4 MB
Support:
Hard drive:
Operating system: MS-DOS 4.02
Manufacturer: Amstrad
Launches: 1989
Manufactured in GB
CPU:
Intel 80286
@ 12.5MHz
Memory: 1 MB ~ 4 MB
Support:
Hard drive:
Operating system: MS-DOS 4.01
Manufacturer: IBM
Launches: 1994
CPU:
Intel 80486
Memory: None
Support:
Hard drive:
Operating system: Windows 3.1
Innovations: Most of the Aptiva series incorporated a modem and a hibernation system.
Manufacturer: IBM
Launches: 1996
CPU:
Intel Celeron Coppermine
@ 900MHz
Memory: None
Support:
Hard drive:
Operating system: Windows 2000
Manufacturer: IBM
Launches: 1997
Manufactured in US
CPU:
Intel Pentium
Memory: 16 MB ~ 128 MB
Support: Diskette 3½" DD
Support B: CD
Hard drive:
2147483647 MB
Operating system: Windows 95
The PC 300GL series used Celeron, Pentium I, Pentium II, and Pentium III processors throughout its lifespan. Celeron-based models had processors clocked at 333, 366, 433, 466, 500, or 533 MHz; Pentium I models had processors clocked at 133 or 166 MHz; Pentium II-based models had processors clocked at 350, 400, and 450 MHz; and Pentium III-based models had processors with clock speeds of 450, 500, 533, 550, 600, 667, 733, 800, or 866 MHz.
These systems came in two case types: desktop and microtower.
There were two variants of the desktop case, one with two expansion slots and the other with four. Both variants had four drive bays.
The microtower case had four expansion slots and four drive bays.
Manufacturer: IBM
Launches: 1997
Manufactured in US
CPU:
Intel Pentium
Memory: None
Support: Diskette 3½" DD
Support B: CD
Hard drive:
Operating system: Windows
The PC 300XL computer uses the Pentium MMX clocked at 233 MHz or the Pentium II clocked at 233, 266, or 300 MHz.
And it featured built-in 10/100 Ethernet.
