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Did you know? Microsoft Windows was launched on 20 November 1985. It was not a standalone operating system, but a graphical "shell" on top of MS-DOS. Bill Gates promised it would need no more than 256 KB of RAM — modern Windows 11 needs 4 GB minimum, that's 16,000× as much.

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Microsoft Windows was launched on 20 November 1985. It was not a standalone operating system, but a graphical "shell" on top of MS-DOS. Bill Gates promised it would need no more than 256 KB of RAM — modern Windows 11 needs 4 GB minimum, that's 16,000× as much.

Microsoft Windows werd op 20 november 1985 gelanceerd. Het was geen besturingssysteem op zich, maar een grafische "schil" boven MS-DOS. Bill Gates beloofde dat het niet meer dan 256 KB RAM zou nodig hebben — moderne Windows 11 heeft 4 GB RAM minimum, dat's 16.000× zoveel.

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