The first major upgrade to Windows was the 3.0 version, launched in 1990. This program reviews Windows 3.0, some competitive products and looks at some Windows add-ons designed to make it work better.
After a series of failures, new home computers are being launched to bring the business back, including the IBM PS/1, the Tandy 1000, the Magnavox Headstart, low cost Macs such as the LC, and the Commodore 64C with GEOS.
For fans of the Commodore Amiga, the introduction of the new Amiga 3000 was big news, even though the price tag was nearly $4,000. This program looked at the new Amiga computer and new third-party applications.
There used to be a limit to the amount of memory you could have in a DOS based computer - 640k. But as new applications demanded more RAM, utilities came out to try and solve that problem.
Viruses are spreading to personal computers and causing havoc to individuals and businesses. A look at how to prevent viruses from destroying your system.
As computer users discovered that many of the tasks they did on computers required repetitive commands, there became a growing interest in software that could record and automate a series of keystrokes.
Most popular software titles get there as the result of an expensive sales and marketing campaign. Other programs are so popular they climb to the top of the charts just through word-of-mouth, or BBS chat.