Windows 3.0

third major release of Microsoft Windows
class operating_system Q491546
Windows 3.0
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Windows 3.0 is an operating system. It was established in 1988.[1]

Windows 3.0

Summary

Windows 3.0 is an operating system[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of operating_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (895 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Windows 3.0's image is recorded as VirtualBox Windows 3.0 20241202 02 12 2024 20 17 10.png[3].
  • Windows 3.0's instance of is recorded as operating system[4].
  • Windows 3.0's instance of is recorded as proprietary software[5].
  • Windows 3.0's logo image is recorded as Windows logo and wordmark - 1990.svg[6].
  • Windows 3.0's follows is recorded as Windows 2.1[7].
  • Windows 3.0's follows is recorded as Windows 2.0[8].
  • Windows 3.0's followed by is recorded as Q495432[9].
  • Windows 3.0's developer is recorded as Microsoft[10].
  • Windows 3.0's part of the series is recorded as Windows 3.x[11].
  • Windows 3.0's GND ID is recorded as 4239757-1[12].
  • Windows 3.0's copyright license is recorded as proprietary license[13].
  • Windows 3.0's subclass of is recorded as Microsoft Windows[14].
  • Windows 3.0's software version identifier is recorded as 3.00a[15].
  • Windows 3.0's Commons category is recorded as Microsoft Windows 3.0[16].
  • Windows 3.0's language of work or name is recorded as multiple languages[17].
  • Windows 3.0's has part is recorded as File Manager[18].
  • Windows 3.0's has part is recorded as About box[19].
  • +1988-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Windows 3.0[20].
  • Windows 3.0's edition or translation of is recorded as Microsoft Windows[21].
  • Windows 3.0's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/016jsf[22].
  • Windows 3.0's YouTube video ID is recorded as idGaAiogUZ8[23].
  • Windows 3.0's different from is recorded as Q132753288[24].
  • Windows 3.0's discontinuation date is recorded as +2001-12-31T00:00:00Z[25].
  • Windows 3.0's PRONOM software ID is recorded as x-sfw/28[26].
  • Windows 3.0's Quora topic ID is recorded as Windows-3-0[27].

Why It Matters

Windows 3.0 ranks in the top 3% of operating_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (895 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . hardcoresoftware.learningbyshipping.com. hardcoresoftware.learningbyshipping.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . support.microsoft.com. support.microsoft.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Quora. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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