Microsoft Windows 3.0

Microsoft Windows 3.0, a graphical environment, is the third major release of Microsoft Windows, and was released on May 22, 1990. It became the first widely successful version of Windows and a rival to Apple Macintosh and the Commodore Amiga on the graphical user interface (GUI) front. It was followed by <a href="/c/books/credit/553072/microsoft-windows-3-1x/">Windows 3.1</a>.