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Hardware virtualization is the virtualization of computers as complete hardware platforms, certain logical abstractions of their componentry, or only the functionality required to run various operating systems.
As of April 2016, stable 32-bit and 64-bit builds are available for Windows, with only 64-bit stable builds available for Linux and macOS. [ 212 ] [ 213 ] [ 214 ] 64-bit Windows builds became available in the developer channel and as canary builds on June 3, 2014, [ 215 ] in the beta channel on July 30, 2014, [ 216 ] and in the stable channel ...
Windows 1.0, the first independent version of Microsoft Windows, released on November 20, 1985, achieved little popularity. The project was briefly codenamed "Interface Manager" before the windowing system was implemented—contrary to popular belief that it was the original name for Windows and Rowland Hanson, the head of marketing at Microsoft, convinced the company that the name Windows ...
OS/2 2.0 was the first 32-bit release of OS/2, and the first to feature the Workplace Shell. OS/2 2.0 was released in April 1992. At the time, the suggested retail price was US$195, while Windows retailed for $150. [32] OS/2 2.0 provided a 32-bit API for native programs, though the OS itself still contained some 16-bit code and drivers.