  stuff to know about windows:  the DOS family - DOS 16- bit,  single- user,
 no multitask,  limited memory and storage support,  hevy on command line usage - Win 3. 11 ( Win for Workgroups)
 DOS- based;  better networking,  better GUI - Win95 Huge GUI overhaul ( start button,
 desktop,  windows,  etc)  32- bit,  but still had 16-
bit code and DOS in it ( think:  BSOD)  multiple users and multitasking - Win98 Bug fixes for Win95;  better networking and internet;
 more hardware;  slight GUI changes - WinME " please ma,  don't make me use ME!  still had DOS in there,
 and more bugs than an episode of Fear Factor;  MS would just as soon forget it altogether NT family - NT 4. 0 32- bit only ( no DOS!
 improved stability,  but couldn't run older proggies;  used a HAL to prevent lock- ups;  multi- user;
 more secure and stable than other versions ( like 9x)  - Win2000 built on NT;  combined user friendliness and GUI from 98 with stability and security of NT;  better hardware support than NT (
plug n' pray support)  - WinXP the end of the DOS line ( no more DOS under the hood)  combined " best"
 of DOS family GUI and ease of use with NT family security and stability file system stuff - FAT and FAT32 Win95 and 98 used FAT ( 16- bit)  and FAT32 ( 32-
bit. duh- huh)  95 originally used FAT;  support for FAT32 built in later.  WinME used FAT32 by default.
 NT family used NTFS,  a journaling file system.  NT and Win2000 can read FAT and FAT32,  but Win9x/ ME machines CANNOT read NTFS.
