The game history of the operating system with 40 years of detail (Fig)
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Today's stand-alone, online games and other forms of computer game has let players almost forget the system with the game, but in 10 years ago, "Minesweeper", "Solitaire Solitaire" and so on system built-in game has let many novice computer users play to the delight. Games have become one of the most important entertainment features of computers, and you may not spend much of your time playing computer games, but in the past 40 years, only built-in computer games have consumed billions of of hours of productivity. Back in the late 60 's, the United States EDC Digital Equipment Company has begun to sell the computer built in a free game, after the sale of the method has become a powerful sales tool, the game itself is simple but easy to addictive, after the introduction of the operating system are basically bundled with a number of games for users to play. Let's take a look at the free built-in games that started in 1971 and now appear in the operating system. 1. Operating System: Unix (1971) The first version of the UNIX system released in 1971 consisted of four games, namely, "21 points", "Chess", "Moo" (a guessing game) and "Tic-Tac-Toe", which were based on the original textual information, and since then, Almost all Unix-like systems are built with text-information games that allow users to entertain through consoles. 2. Operating system: TRS-80 Level I Basic (1977) TRS-80 level I basic at the time of release, there are two games written by basic: "Backgammon ten Gobang", "21 points", and support cassette, This is also the first time many people touch computer games. 3. Operating system: Apple DOS 3.2 (1979) Apple founder Steve Wozniak designed the Apple II specification to be able to break through the Atari SOFTWARE PRODUCT, so he wrote a "brick" game based on Basic, which It was unveiled in 1976, and was later released as part of Apple's DOS 3.2 system in 1979. 4. Operating system: IBM PC DOS 1.0 (1981) has Bill Gates ever made a computer game? At least the donkey. BAS, players need to control the car to avoid the road donkey, this is the originator of IBM computer games. [Page] 5. Operating system: Early versions of the Apple Macintosh System 1.0 (1984) Macintosh OS include the "Desk accessories" feature that allows you to quickly open a game application on top of other applications, This is one of the digital slider puzzle game. 6. Operating system: Microsoft Windows 1.0 (1985) This is the first time Microsoft has launched a stand-alone game: "Reversi Othello", the game also appears in Windows 2.0 and 3.0 systems. 7. Operating system: Tandy Deskmate 3.69 W/ms-dos (1990) Tandy launched a user interface system running in MS-dos in 1990 Deskmate, Deskmate 3 contains a game called "Hangman", The children's game has so far made many deskmate users miss. 8. Operating system: Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 (1991) MS-DOS 5.0 and later Qbaisc is an important product of Microsoft, which is one of the games, "Nibbles", where players need a small number of points to prevent a serpentine object from hitting its own body. [Page] 9. Operating system: Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 (1991) "Gorilla Gorilla" is also an example of this QBasic programming language, a classic game made by Microsoft. 10. Operating system: IBM powering 2.0 (1992) When Microsoft launched Windows 3.1, IBM released its own advanced 32-bit operating system: IBM powering 2.0, with a built-in variety of games including chess, Klondike Solitaire, Cat and mouse , "Othello" and so on. 11. Operating system: Microsoft Windows 3.1 (1992) The world's leading system of the king of the game: "Windows Solitaire", released in 1990, the first Windows 3.0, the version of the system also has "Othello" game, But in Windows 3.1, released in 1992, "minesweeper" finally became the most addictive puzzle game in place of "Othello". It is said that the productivity of the world decreased by 10%. 12. Operating system: Apple Macintosh System 7.5 (1994) 1994, Mac OS based desktops can showcase more exciting images, one of which has 3 difficulty levels of jigsaw puzzles. [Page] 13. Operating System: Microsoft Windows 95 (1995) Although it has been in the previous system, but the real popularity of "Gap Solitaire" in 1995 after the listing with Windows 95, the game in late Windows ME, XP, There are continuous improvements in both Vista and Win7. 14. Operating System: Openstep/mach 4.2 (1996) 15. Operating System: Microsoft Windows 98 (1998) "Three-dimensional pinball: space Teenager", developed by Maxis, has appeared in almost all Microsoft systems after Windows 95. 16. Operating system: Apple OS X 10.0 to 10.6 (2000-present), the built-in chess game of the Mac system. [Page] 17. Operating system: Microsoft Windows ME (2000) Although the operating system has been blamed, in the built-in game, Microsoft introduced the concept of networking, including stir-play, chess, poker and other games are beginning to support networking features. 18. Operating System: Ubuntu 7.04 (2007) Ubuntu 7.04 is the most new version of the system that is based on GUI graphics interface games. 19. Operating system: Microsoft Windows Vista (2007) Windows Vista graphics visual effects compared to the previous system has been greatly modified, the system built-in game picture is also more gorgeous. In addition to the usual games, Microsoft also added three games "Titan Chess", "Titan Mahjong", "Purble place". 20. Operating system: Microsoft Windows 7 (2009)
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