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TopView

TopView is the first object-oriented, multitasking, and windowing, personal computer operating environment for PC DOS developed by IBM, announced in August 1984 and shipped in March 1985. TopView provided a text-mode (although it also ran in graphics mode) operating environment that allowed users to run more than one application at the same time on a PC.…

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Default user interface
Text-based (text mode)
Developer
IBM
Initial release
March 1985; 41 years ago (1985-03)
Latest release
1.12 / April 2, 1987; 39 years ago (1987-04-02)
License
Proprietary
Marketing target
Business

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TopView

Nodes64
Edges63
Triples93
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.03125
Components1

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TopView

Top relations

related to history · 31
TopView → AT, BIOS, CPU, DOS, Even, IBM, IBM Assistant Series, IBM AT, IBM PC, IBM XT, IBM's, III, Intel, International Business Machines, KB, Lotus, Microsoft's, Misbehaving, MS-DOS, November
related to Decline and discontinuation · 29
TopView → April, Borland Sidekick, By, December, DESQview, DESQview/X, DOS, Dynamical Systems, GUI, IBM, IBM PC DOS, Intel, July, June, Later, Microsoft, Mondrian, MS-DOS, October, OS
related to Reception · 10
TopView → BYTE, Concurrent DOS, Digital Research, GEM, IBM PC, In, InfoWorld, Noting, TopView's, TopView-compatible
related to External links · 3
TopView → An, OS, PC
Default user interface · 1
TopView → Text-based (text mode)
Developer · 1
TopView → IBM
Initial release · 1
TopView → March 1985; 41 years ago (1985-03)
Latest release · 1
TopView → 1.12 / April 2, 1987; 39 years ago (1987-04-02)
License · 1
TopView → Proprietary
Marketing target · 1
TopView → Business

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Important terminology

dos ibm multitasking pc microsoft run environment mode support programs also operating time version windows system later os 1985 use

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
TopViewDefault user interfaceText-based (text mode)1.00infobox
TopViewDeveloperIBM1.00infobox
TopViewInitial releaseMarch 1985; 41 years ago (1985-03)1.00infobox
TopViewLatest release1.12 / April 2, 1987; 39 years ago (1987-04-02)1.00infobox
TopViewLicenseProprietary1.00infobox
TopViewMarketing targetBusiness1.00infobox
TopViewSource modelClosed source1.00infobox
TopViewSupported platformsx86, (DOS 2.0 – 6.0)1.00infobox
TopViewWorking stateDiscontinued1.00infobox
TopViewis afirst object-oriented0.90text
programs that did write directly to the screeninstance ofi.e.0.80text
Concurrent DOSinstance ofThe concept of Program Information Files was also used under Digital Research operating systems0.80text

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