For Microsoft , 1985 brings the announcement of the release of Microsoft MacEnhancer expansion system, the Microsoft Mouse is quarantined in Canada and Microsoft celebrates its 10th Anniversary. There's some great footage of the 1985 Roast in this episode.  Previous Episodes: The History of...

For Microsoft , 1984 means a partnership with Apple, Microsoft Press Introduces its first two titles and we create a new Hardware and Peripherals Division dedicated to developing and marketing hardware products.  Previous Episodes: The History of Microsoft – 1975 The History of Microsoft - 1976...

For Microsoft , 1983 means the end of an era with the resignation of Paul Allen, the introduction of MS - DOS 2.0 and the formation of Microsoft Press, a trade-book publishing division specializing in computer books. Previous Episodes: The History of Microsoft – 1975 The History of Microsoft - 1976 The...

For Microsoft , 1982 means a new Chief Operating Officer, a new logo and the very first in-house fax machine.  Previous Episodes: The History of Microsoft – 1975 The History of Microsoft - 1976 The History of Microsoft - 1977 The History of Microsoft - 1978 The History of Microsoft - 1979 The History...

For Microsoft , 1981 means an entrance into the Operating Systems Business, we organize into a privately help organization and revenue jumps to over 17 million bucks.  Previous Episodes: The History of Microsoft – 1975 The History of Microsoft - 1976 The History of Microsoft - 1977 The History of...

For Microsoft , 1980 means a new decade and new technology.   Microsoft introduces the Z-80 SoftCard, Steve Ballmer joins the company and we announce XENIX OS, a portable, UNIX-based operating system for 16-bit microprocessors. Previous Episodes: The History of Microsoft – 1975 The History...

For Microsoft , 1979 is all about Basic when the M6800 version of Microsoft Basic is released, The 8080 version of Microsoft® Basic is the first microprocessor software product to win the ICP Million Dollar Award and we announce the availability of Microsoft BASIC Compiler for 8080 and Z-80 CP/M systems...

For Microsoft , 1978 begins with the announcement of the Microsoft COBOL-80, which conforms to the 1974 ANSI standards for 8080, Z80, and 8085 microprocessor systems.  We establish our first international sales office and fiscal year sales for the first time exceed one million dollars .  Oh...

For Microsoft , 1977 marks the beginning of an official partnership between Paul Allen and Bill Gates , we hire our first official employee and the FORTRAN-80 , Microsoft's second language product finally becomes available. Previous Episodes: The History of Microsoft – 1975 The History of Microsoft...

For Microsoft , 1976 was the first year with an official name, it was the first time Bill Gates raised the issue of piracy and we hired our first full-time employee Marc McDonald.    Previous The History of Microsoft Episodes: 1975 The History of Microsoft - 1976 Timeline.  February...