VISUAL PROGRAMMING
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IBM
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INTEL
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Microsoft
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1980, the pair struck a deal to provide the operating system for IBM’s first personal computer. Microsoft released Windows in 1985, a year before moving its headquarters to Redmond, Washington.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first operating system publicly released by the company was a variant of Unix announced on August 25, 1980. Acquired from AT&T through a distribution license, Microsoft dubbed it Xenix, and hired Santa Cruz Operation in order to port/adapt the operating system to several platforms.
Detailed explanation-3: -The history of Windows dates back to 1981 when Microsoft started work on a program called “Interface Manager". It was announced in November 1983 (after the Apple Lisa, but before the Macintosh) under the name “Windows", but Windows 1.0 was not released until November 1985.