Day in Tech History

Day in Tech History


February 17: Microsoft Windows 2000 Released

February 17, 2013

February 17, 2000: Microsoft  released Windows 2000


2000Microsoft released the next version of the Windows Operating system in Windows 2000. Also known at Windows NT 5.0, it was the beginning of merging the NT and 9x versions. Of course, the companion was Windows ME, which didn’t do too well. The end result streamlined the two OS into Windows XP.


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