I had Borland's Paradox back in the day, and got a free copy of Quattro Pro in an inducement to test drive an Audi... Fun stuff, and both held me for database and spreadsheet use until the mid-90's ...

Windows 1.0 officially released to the public 40 years ago today (November 20), and despite its age, still has some common similarities with what users can expect from the operating system today.

Members of the Windows 1.0 team at their 40-year reunion this week. L-R, kneeling/sitting: Joe Barello, Ed Mills, Tandy Trower, Mark Cliggett, Steve Ballmer (holding a Windows 1.0 screenshot) and Don ...