Windows finally gained commercial success with version 3.0, but the first really viable version in my opinion was 3.1, released in 1992. I remember penning articles for computer magazines at the time discussing whether the graphical interface concept would ever catch on (I’m happy to say that I felt it was inevitable).
At that point, home “computers” that were based on game systems – Atari, Amiga, Apple – were already using graphical interfaces, so it wasn’t a new concept, but Windows 1.0 wasn’t taken seriously in the business world. The first version of Microsoft Windows was released in late 1985, and really didn’t catch on. Interestingly, she was the first foreign-born, bilingual Miss America, as she was born in Asunción, Paraguay. Proof positive that winning the Miss America Pageant really does open doors of opportunity. Sharlene Wells was Miss Utah, and won the Miss America pageant in 1985, and two years later starred in this WordPerfect video. I admit to saying, “oh yeah, now I remember, THAT’S how we created documents.” The computer with floppies, the keyboard overlays, and the dot-matrix printer (complete with tractor-feed paper) were all amusing memories.īelow the video, I tell you more than you’ll ever want to know about the history of Windows and WordPerfect. It occurred to me that some may not even have experienced working with a DOS word processing program, and others might enjoy the trip down memory lane. I happened across this WordPerfect DOS video from 1985, and wanted to share.
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