Windows Evolved: 20 Years of PC Progress

Windows Evolved: 20 Years of PC Progress

As Microsoft launches Windows 8 and we await consumer reaction to the radical redesign of the tiled Start screen, we thought it would be an interesting exercise to look back at the history of Windows' user interface.

From the early days of MS-DOS, when mice were considered unnecessary, to the introduction of the Start button and the various tweaks since, it's incredible how far Windows design has come over the years.

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