Many books of type-in programs were also available, and in particular, Ahl published versions of the original 101 BASIC games converted into the Microsoft dialect and published it from Creative Computing as " BASIC Computer Games ".

At the same time, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and OneNote, both 2007 and 2010, are also backward compatible with their 97-2003 file formats and features in the same manner.

The " smooth curve " feature of charts in Microsoft Excel also uses this algorithm.

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Toolsets like Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX ( SFU ), UWIN, MKS Toolkit for Enterprise Developers and Hamilton C shell also aim to provide a Unix-like user and development environment.

For instance, Microsoft Word files are normally created and modified by the Microsoft Word program in response to user commands, but the user can also move, rename, or delete these files directly by using a file manager program such as Windows Explorer ( on Windows computers ) or by command lines ( CLI ).

In Microsoft Office 2007 and later versions, Internet Explorer 7 and later versions and Windows Live Messenger, ClearType is also turned on by default, even if it is not enabled throughout the operating system.

According to MSDN website, Microsoft acknowledges that " ext that is rendered with ClearType can also appear significantly different when viewed by individuals with varying levels of color sensitivity.

It was also licensed to IBM by Microsoft, and marketed by them as PC-DOS.

Internet Explorer slows down GIFs if the frame-rate is 20 frames per second or higher and Microsoft reports that Google Chrome and Safari also slow down some GIF animations.

Microsoft also sold a BASIC compiler, BASCOM, compatible with GW-BASIC, for programs needing more speed.

The Microsoft User Manual from Microsoft Press also refers to it by this name.

Microsoft is also working to bring Windows NT onto ARM in the next release of Windows.

Later Microsoft also released Windows 3. 11, a touch-up to Windows 3. 1 which included all of the patches and updates that followed the release of Windows 3. 1 in 1992.

DEC also believed he brought Mica's code to Microsoft and sued.

At the Professional Developers Conference ( PDC ) 2008, Microsoft also announced Windows Server 2008 R2, as the server variant of Windows 7.

The first public preview of Windows Server 2012 was also shown by Microsoft at the 2011 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference.

For example, Microsoft's Outlook client uses a proprietary protocol to communicate with a Microsoft Exchange Server server as does IBM's Notes client when communicating with a Domino server, but all of these products also support POP, IMAP, and outgoing SMTP.

This allows KDE software based on Qt 4 to also be distributed to Microsoft Windows and.

While the original Karaoke Revolution was also eventually released for the Microsoft Xbox console in late 2004, the new online-enabled version included the ability to download additional song packs through the console's exclusive Xbox Live service.

" Friends from Microsoft and Apple also helped him with research.

Mac OS X v10. 6 also features Microsoft Exchange Server support for Mail, iCal, and Address Book, new 64-bit technology capable of supporting greater amounts of RAM, an all new QuickTime X with a refreshed user interface and more functionality that used to be only available to QuickTime Pro owners.

This allows the user to update contact, schedule, or other information on their computer, using software such as Microsoft Outlook or ACT !, and have that same data transferred to PDA — or transfer updated information from the PDA back to the computer.

Subsequently, when MSXML was updated to support the final W3C XSLT 1. 0 Recommendation, Microsoft documentation referred to the obsolete dialect as " XSL " and to the new language as " XSLT ".

LucasArts released a remake with updated audiovisuals titled The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition in July 2009 for iPhone, Microsoft Windows, and Xbox 360 exclusively via download.

, Microsoft still dominates the market for Windows business application software, although Quattro Pro and WordPerfect, which pre-dated the MS Office 4. 2 suite, are still both updated and sold.

Microsoft included and updated Visual C ++ 1. 5 as part of the 2. x releases up to 2. 1, which included Visual C ++ 1. 52, and both 16-bit and 32-bit version of the Control Development Kit ( CDK ) were included.

A version for Mac OS was released in 1998 ; however, it had fewer features than the Windows product and Microsoft has never updated it.

Microsoft Windows specific GUIs exist, including NMapWin, which has not been updated since v1. 4. 0 was released in June 2003, and NMapW by Syhunt.

* That Microsoft would produce an updated version of Visual J # 2. 0, including a 64-bit redistributable version, called J # 2. 0 Second Edition to meet customer demand for 64-bit runtime support.

Windows 9x is a generic term referring to a series of Microsoft Windows computer operating systems produced since 1995, which were based on the Windows 95 kernel and its underlying foundation of MS-DOS, both of which were updated in subsequent versions.

Microsoft DirectX, a set of standard gaming APIs, stopped being updated on Windows 95 at Version 8. 0a.

With the introduction of a new Microsoft Windows logo, first used with Windows XP, the agreement was updated to require that the new design be adopted for all keyboards manufactured after September 1, 2003.

This was for example necessary for Windows NT service packs, but from Windows 2000 onwards, Microsoft implemented a deployment strategy to prevent this ( setup programs are redirected to use updated service pack files, instead of files from original installation media, where necessary ).

* Visio 2000 ( 6. 0 ; Standard, Professional, Technical, Enterprise ), later updated to SP1 and Microsoft branding after Visio Corporation's acquisition

Microsoft has not updated the source and build requirements since 2006.

In Windows Vista and Windows 7, Narrator has been updated to use SAPI 5. 3 and the Microsoft Anna voice for English.

This program is an updated version of ESET NOD32 Antivirus Business Edition designed for Microsoft Windows Server operating systems and contains a revised user interface, automatic exclusions for critical directories and files and unspecified optimizations for operation on servers.

Microsoft has updated the user interface for WordPad in Windows 7, giving it an Office 2010-style ribbon that replaces the application menu and toolbars.

Later versions with updated graphics and sound were produced for 16-and 32-bit platforms such as Microsoft Windows and Mac OS.

Cinemaware immediately developed recreations of its popular past titles, updated for Microsoft Windows and the Apple Macintosh.

It includes updated and " new info on modern computer dealers, Windows 7, modern Web browsers ( Internet Explorer 8 & 9, Firefox 4 & 5, and Chrome 12 ), best Websites, modern e-mail systems ( Live Mail, Yahoo Mail, and Gmail ), the iPad, Microsoft Office 2010, modern programming ( in Java 6, QB64, Visual Basic 2010, Visual C ++ 2010, and Visual C # 2010 ), axiomatic math, Spanish pronunciation, Bible translations, and fun stuff.

Newly added or updated programs includeWindows Media Player 8 with streaming capability ; MSN Messenger, and Microsoft Reader 2, with Digital rights management support.

As some older systems might not be able to run the new version of Windows Movie Maker, Microsoft also released an updated older version 2. 6 for Windows Vista on Microsoft Download Center.

However, Microsoft had not updated the U. K., French and international editions since Money 2005.