tp2215 Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 Just to clean this up a little bit,, the answer is on the Microsoft site, forgot the url though. Windows 7 is the 7th main retail home version (not server) of the Windows operating system. 1. Windows 3.1 2. Windows 95 3. Windows 98 4. Windows ME 5. Windows XP 6. Windows Vista 7. Windows 7 Microsoft chose the name because they said that they want to go back to simplicity. Instead of long complex names, a simple number 7 is a simple number and signifies it removing all the bulk and going back to an OS that "just works". Ive read that before somewhere on the microsoft site, just do a search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetaprime Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Just to clean this up a little bit,, the answer is on the Microsoft site, forgot the url though. Windows 7 is the 7th main retail home version (not server) of the Windows operating system.1. Windows 3.1 2. Windows 95 3. Windows 98 4. Windows ME 5. Windows XP 6. Windows Vista 7. Windows 7 Microsoft chose the name because they said that they want to go back to simplicity. Instead of long complex names, a simple number 7 is a simple number and signifies it removing all the bulk and going back to an OS that "just works". Ive read that before somewhere on the microsoft site, just do a search. Maybe also because 7 is considered by many to be a 'lucky' number..and maybe for MS this one will be the charm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*RedBull* Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 1 = Windows 1.012 = Windows 3.0 3 = Windows 3.1x 4 = Windows NT 3.1 5 = Windows 95 6 = Windows 98 7 = Windows 2000 8 = Windows Me 9 = Windows XP 10 = Windows Vista 11 = Windows 7 Confused? Recursive definition :p You forgot Windows 98SE and Server 2K3, making Windows 7 out to be 13. It's the seventh major iteration of Windows NT...Windows NT 3.1 (1993) Windows NT 4.0 (1995) Windows NT Workstation (1996) Windows 2000 (2000) Windows XP (2001) Windows Vista (2006) Windows 7 (2009) The underlying kernel is 6.1, though. Edit: Also remember that the entire 9x series (from Win95 to WinME) was all part of the Windows 4.0 era. So all three releases could be considered minor point releases. You forgot Windows Server 2K3 making Windows 7 to be the 8th major NT release. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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