历史今天:1995年Windows95正式发行(8.24)

【英文原文】

Windows 95 is a consumer-oriented graphical user interface-based operating system. It was released on August 24, 1995 by Microsoft, and was a significant progression from the company's previous Windows products. During development it was referred to as Windows 4.0 or by the internal codename Chicago.

Windows 95 was intended to integrate Microsoft's formerly separate MS-DOS and Windows products and includes an enhanced version of DOS, often referred to as MS-DOS 7.0. It features significant improvements over its predecessor, Windows 3.1, most visibly in the graphical user interface (GUI).

【中文译文】

Windows 95中是一款面向普通消费者的，以图形用户界面为基础的操作系统。1995年8月24日的微软发行的这款操作系统是该公司Windows系列的一个重大进展。在开发过程中它被称为的Windows 4.0，公司内部也把它命名为芝加哥。

Windows 95成功的将微软两个独立的产品MS - DOS和Windows整合，另外还包括一个增强版本的DOS模式——MS - DOS 7.0 。与前身Windows 3.1相比Windows95有了明显的改善，最显著的是图形用户界面（ GUI ） 。