Microsoft Bob
Microsoft Bob is a computer program that was made by Microsoft. It was created to make Microsoft Windows easier to use and had a cartoon styled dog named Rover. Microsoft Bob looks like a house that the user can move around in. The user's computer programs can be moved around the room to look like things in the house, like calenders, pictures and clocks.
| Developer(s) | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Initial release | March 10, 1995[1] |
| Stable release | 1.00a / August 30, 1995[1] |
| Development status | Discontinued |
| Operating system | Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98, XP [2] |
| Type | GUI |
| License | Proprietary |
History
Microsoft Bob was released in March 1995 (before Windows 95 was released), although it had been widely made public before to that date under the codename "Utopia" and featuring a dog named "Rover".[3][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Lifecycle Information for Microsoft Obsolete Products Support". support.microsoft.com. Microsoft. Archived from the original on 14 August 2005. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ↑ "Raymond Chen Discusses Microsoft Bob". technet.microsoft.com. Microsoft. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ↑ "MS plans Utopia for PC users". Computer Shoqqer. April 1994.
- ↑ "Microsoft makes for Utopia". Personal Computer World. May 1994.
Other websites
- Microsoft Bob Review
- Information about Microsoft Bob version 1.0 for Windows
- The GUI Gallery: Microsoft Bob' Examining Bob in the context of other graphical user interfaces
- A short computing history (story and slideshow) of Bobs from Microsoft Bob to Bob Metcalfe to Alice & Bob.
- A more in-depth article about Microsoft Bob (in German)
- Video of the Microsoft Bob in action at YouTube
- Modern Microsoft Bob Support
