&714/ Watch to Be Inspired: The History of Microsoft - 80's

1981 - XENIX OS, and IBM - MS-DOS 1.0
1982 - The Microsoft Local Area Network (MILAN) is now fully functional, linking all of Microsoft's in-house development computers, including a DEC 2060, two PDP-11/70s, a VAX 11/250, and many MC68000 machines running XENIX.
1983 - MS-DOS 2.0, the mouse, Word 1.0, Windows 0.5
1984 - The Macintosh arrives with Microsoft Multiplan, Chart, Word, File, and BASIC, MSX in Japan, Redmond?
1985 - Redmond!, Excel appears on the Mac, Windows ships, plus a bunch of products for the Mac
1986 - Many excellent programs for Macintosh, a few for Windows
1987 - OS/2, the new operating system, buying software begins with PowerPoint, Excel for Windows - Watch the video!
1988 - SQL Server, Microsoft OnLine, first OOF - Watch the video!
1989 - The Cold War is over, buying Lotus 1-2-3, Microsoft Office for the Macintosh - Watch the video!