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Asked: May 11, 20262026-05-11T03:30:29+00:00 2026-05-11T03:30:29+00:00

What are the most significant events that impacted desktop software development? I’m trying to

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What are the most significant events that impacted desktop software development? I’m trying to come up with a good timeline but I know I’m missing a bunch of important events:

  1. Introduction of the personal computer (lates 70s?)
  2. Release of VisiCalc (1980)
  3. WordPerfect 4.2 in 1986
  4. Windows 3.1 (1992)
  5. Visual Basic
  6. Windows 95…

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  1. 2026-05-11T03:30:30+00:00Added an answer on May 11, 2026 at 3:30 am

    Virtual Machines, here;s the Wikipedia Timeline. Pick your significant event:-)

    Also here’s a preety detailed timeline.

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