The History of Microsoft
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25 minutes, 18 secondsThe History of Microsoft with Charles Simonyi (the Pioneer Behind Microsoft Word): Part OneMeet software visionary, business executive, and space tourist Charles Simonyi. Simonyi pioneered the development of Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel. This documentary begins with Simonyi’s youth in Hungary in the 1960s, where he first learned to program on hand-me-down Soviet computers, and… -
18 minutes, 54 secondsThe History of Microsoft with Charles Simonyi: Part TwoIn this documentary, Charles Simonyi tells the history of Microsoft’s business and creative challenges, and how, after becoming known as the father of Excel and Word, he went on to co-found his own company and to take up space travel. Make sure to check out Part One of… -
25 minutes, 11 secondsThe History of Microsoft - The Jeff Raikes Story: Part TwoJeff Raikes is the Visionary behind Microsoft Office. In Part One, we got a great glimpse into Jeff's history and the history of the technology industry. In Part Two, Jeff Raikes talks about Odyssey, which was the codename for Microsoft Excel. Jeff explains making, along with Bill Gates,… -
23 minutes, 49 secondsThe History of Microsoft - The Jeff Raikes Story: Part OneJeff Raikes left Apple in 1981 and became the visionary behind Microsoft Office. This is Part One of the Jeff Raikes story for The History of Microsoft series. Jeff's entire story is told with great visuals; we dug through thousands of old tapes and photographs to… -
7 minutes, 13 secondsThe History of Microsoft - 1999: The Series Finale!I want to thank everyone for their support of The History of Microsoft series here on Channel 9. I had a great time creating it and I hope you enjoyed watching it. 1999 is the Series finale because we may try and do something a bit different for the last decade… -
8 minutes, 45 secondsThe History of Microsoft - 1996For Microsoft, 1996 is all about partnerships. The Interactive Media Division is created consisting of MSN, the MSN online service games and kids' titles and the information businesses formerly residing in the now-dissolved Consumer Division. Microsoft Internet… -
17 minutes, 24 secondsThe History of Microsoft - 1995For Microsoft, 1995 was filled with Windows. On January 7, 1995, during his first keynote at the consumer electronics show in Vegas, Bill Gates announces Microsoft "Bob" for Windows. Microsoft and Dreamworks SKG announce that they have signed a joint-venture agreement… -
The History of Microsoft - 1994For Microsoft, 1994 was an ambitious year as we introduce the architecture for its new software solution, code-named "Tiger," for delivering continuous media such as audio and video. We sign a definitive agreement to acquire Softimage, Inc. of Montreal, Quebec, a leading… -
10 minutes, 44 secondsThe History of Microsoft - 1993For Microsoft, 1993 is a stellar year as we introduce Microsoft Encarta, the first multimedia encyclopedia designed for a computer. The Microsoft BallPoint Mouse is launched into Space and Microsoft reports that the number of licensed users of Microsoft Windows now totals more than 25 million,… -
8 minutes, 19 secondsThe History of Microsoft - 1992For Microsoft, 1992 is about partnership. Intel and Microsoft introduce a new specification (in beta form) called DV MCI (the digital video command set of MCI), that expands the Media Control Interface (MCI) for the Microsoft® Windows® graphical environment to work with current and future forms…
