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Microsoft? Windows?–Past, Present, and Future Daniel Ogden SIG Co-Leader Application Developer Issues SIG September 21, 2002 Scope of Presentation A very brief history of Windows Discussion and comparison of the two tracks Microsoft took beginning with Windows 95 and Windows NT 3.1 resulting in two operating system lines and how they have become unified. Only client or desktop versions of Windows will be discussed-no server versions, A very brief overview of future Windows directions Recommendations This is not a “how-to” or demo presentation of various Windows OSes A Very Brief History of