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==Software== | Acquistions: | ||
* 1986 - Dynamical Systems Research (DSR) (Oakland, CA) | |||
* 1987 - Forethought Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) - PowerPoint | |||
* 1991 - Consumers Software (Vancouver, Canada) - Network Courier | |||
* 1992 - Fox Software (Perrysburg, OH) | |||
* 1994 - One Tree Software (Raleigh, NC) - SourceSafe | |||
* 1996 - Vermeer Technologies, Inc. (Cambridge, MA) - FrontPage | |||
* 2000 - Visio Corporation (Seattle, WA) | |||
* 2018 - GitHub (San Francisco, CA) | |||
==Products== | |||
===Software=== | |||
;Languages | |||
* Microsoft Macro Assembler | |||
* Microsoft BASIC | |||
* Microsoft C | |||
* Microsoft COBOL | |||
* Microsoft FORTRAN | |||
* Microsoft Pascal | |||
;Applications | |||
* [[Microsoft Excel for OS/2]] | |||
* [[Microsoft Multiplan]] | |||
* [[Microsoft Word]] | |||
* [[Microsoft Word for OS/2]] | |||
* [[ComTalk]] | * [[ComTalk]] | ||
* [[Microsoft Virtual PC]] | * [[Microsoft Virtual PC]] | ||
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* Microsoft Windows 3.0 Applets for OS/2 | * Microsoft Windows 3.0 Applets for OS/2 | ||
* Microsoft Char-Setup Toolkit Decompression Utility | * Microsoft Char-Setup Toolkit Decompression Utility | ||
===Hardware=== | |||
* [[Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000]] | |||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
* [[Benjamin Armstrong]] | * [[Benjamin Armstrong]] | ||
* [[Alistair Banks]] | * [[Alistair Banks]] | ||
* [[John Butler]] | |||
* [[Raymond Chen]] | * [[Raymond Chen]] | ||
* Byron Dazey, Software Development Engineer | * Byron Dazey, Software Development Engineer | ||
* Brendan Dixon, LAN Manager Developer Support | * Brendan Dixon, LAN Manager Developer Support | ||
* [[Kurt Eckhardt]] | * [[Kurt Eckhardt]] | ||
* Steve Firebaugh, PM Product Support | |||
* Richard Gillmann, Utilities Group Development Manager | |||
* Mel Kanner, Senior Systems Trainer | |||
* Adrian King, OS/2 Marketing Manager | |||
* James [[Gordon Letwin]] | * James [[Gordon Letwin]] | ||
* Mark Mackaman, OS/2 Product Manager | |||
* William B. McCormick, Program Manager | |||
* [[Jeff Parsons]] | |||
* [[John Pollock]] | |||
* [[Darryl Rubin]], Director of Networks | |||
* Ralph Ryan, product manager LAN Manager | |||
* [[Kent Sander]], Product Manager for Product Support Services | |||
* Anthony Short, MS OS/2 development | |||
* [[Benjamin W. Slivka]] | * [[Benjamin W. Slivka]] | ||
* [[Manny Vellon]] | * Dennis Tillman, Customer Marketing Group | ||
* [[Manny Vellon]], Windows Marketing Group | |||
* Jerry Weltner, Product Manager for OS/2 Presentation Manager Softset/Toolkit | |||
* Bryan M. Willman | |||
* David Wood | |||
* Mark Zbikowski, development manager | |||
==Links== | ==Links== |
Latest revision as of 00:19, 9 April 2025
Microsoft Corporation
Acquistions:
- 1986 - Dynamical Systems Research (DSR) (Oakland, CA)
- 1987 - Forethought Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) - PowerPoint
- 1991 - Consumers Software (Vancouver, Canada) - Network Courier
- 1992 - Fox Software (Perrysburg, OH)
- 1994 - One Tree Software (Raleigh, NC) - SourceSafe
- 1996 - Vermeer Technologies, Inc. (Cambridge, MA) - FrontPage
- 2000 - Visio Corporation (Seattle, WA)
- 2018 - GitHub (San Francisco, CA)
Products
Software
- Languages
- Microsoft Macro Assembler
- Microsoft BASIC
- Microsoft C
- Microsoft COBOL
- Microsoft FORTRAN
- Microsoft Pascal
- Applications
- ComTalk
- Microsoft Virtual PC
- Biorhythm - Source code available
- Microsoft Windows 3.0 Applets for OS/2
- Microsoft Char-Setup Toolkit Decompression Utility
Hardware
Personnel
- Benjamin Armstrong
- Alistair Banks
- John Butler
- Raymond Chen
- Byron Dazey, Software Development Engineer
- Brendan Dixon, LAN Manager Developer Support
- Kurt Eckhardt
- Steve Firebaugh, PM Product Support
- Richard Gillmann, Utilities Group Development Manager
- Mel Kanner, Senior Systems Trainer
- Adrian King, OS/2 Marketing Manager
- James Gordon Letwin
- Mark Mackaman, OS/2 Product Manager
- William B. McCormick, Program Manager
- Jeff Parsons
- John Pollock
- Darryl Rubin, Director of Networks
- Ralph Ryan, product manager LAN Manager
- Kent Sander, Product Manager for Product Support Services
- Anthony Short, MS OS/2 development
- Benjamin W. Slivka
- Dennis Tillman, Customer Marketing Group
- Manny Vellon, Windows Marketing Group
- Jerry Weltner, Product Manager for OS/2 Presentation Manager Softset/Toolkit
- Bryan M. Willman
- David Wood
- Mark Zbikowski, development manager