Quickdows

Quickdows is a DOS-like version of Windows that looks like the Commodore 64, Commodore 16, Commodore Plus/4, and Commodore 128's OS (Commodore Basic) on x86 architecture. As such, it is mostly compatible with Commodore software. 
Microsoft did well at releasing Quickdows, but on August 11, 1989, Commodore sued Microsoft. Not only were they mad about their name being encrypted into the Commodore PET's code, but they were furious that Microsoft stole their operating system without their permission. This made Microsoft stop making Quickdows soon after, with the cancellation of the other planned versions following afterward.
When Commodore declared bankruptcy on May 6, 1994, Microsoft decided to revive Quickdows. They began by releasing it in two packs: a home pack and a professional pack.
From 1995 to this year, the Quickdows OS has been released in multiple versions, but the look was remade to better fit what Microsoft was envisioning for the system.
== Home Versions ==
For home users of the OG releases, only nine versions were released in 1989, with the other four being cancelled.
* Quickdows 1 (January 6, 1989)
* Quickdows 2 (April 5, 1989)
* Quickdows 3 (April 24, 1989)
* Quickdows 3.1 (May 7, 1989)
* Quickdows 4 (June 3, 1989)
* Quickdows 4.1 (June 23, 1989)
* Quickdows 4.9 (July 20, 1989)
* Quickdows NT 5.1 (July 31, 1989)
* Quickdows NT 6 (August 5, 1989)
* Quickdows NT 6.1 (Planned for August 16, 1989 but canceled after Commodore sued)
* Quickdows NT 6.2 (Planned for August 26, 1989 but canceled after Commodore sued)
* Quickdows NT 6.3 (Planned for September 29, 1989 but canceled after Commodore sued)
* Quickdows NT 10 (Planned for October 13, 1989 but canceled after Commodore sued)
* Quickdows Home Revived Pack (May 1994, after Commodore declared bankruptcy)
== Professional Versions ==
For professional users of the OG releases, only seven versions were released in 1989, with the other four being cancelled.
* Quickdows NT 3.1 (May 14, 1989)
* Quickdows NT 3.5 (May 20, 1989)
* Quickdows NT 3.51 (May 30, 1989)
* Quickdows NT 4 (June 16, 1989)
* Quickdows NT 5 (July 19, 1989)
* Quickdows NT 5.2 (August 3, 1989)
* Quickdows NT 6 Server (August 9, 1989)
* Quickdows NT 6.1 Server (Planned for August 19, 1989 but canceled after Commodore sued)
* Quickdows NT 6.2 Server (Planned for August 24, 1989 but canceled after Commodore sued)
* Quickdows NT 6.3 Server (Planned for September 29, 1989 but canceled after Commodore sued)
* Quickdows NT 10 Server (Planned for November 4, 1989 but canceled after Commodore sued)
* Quickdows Professional Revived Pack (May 1994, after Commodore declared bankruptcy)
== Versions after Quickdows Revived ==
* Quickdows 95 (1995, released in same date with Windows 95)
* Quickdows 96 (1996, released in same date with Windows 96)
* Quickdows 97 (1997, released in same date with Windows 97)
* Quickdows 98 (1998, released in same date with Windows 98)
* Quickdows 99 (1999, released in same date with Windows 99)
* Quickdows 2000 (1999, released in same date with Windows 2000)
* Quickdows ME (2000, released in same date with Windows ME)
* Quickdows Whistler (2000, released in same date with Windows Whistler)
* Quickdows XP (2001, released in same date with Windows XP)
* Quickdows Server 2003 (2003, released in same date with Windows Server 2003)
* Quickdows Longhorn (2004, released in same date with Windows Longhorn)
* Quickdows Vista (2006, released in same date with Windows Vista)
* Quickdows Vienna (2008, released in same date with Windows Vienna)
* Quickdows Server 2008 (2008, released in same date with Windows Server 2008)
* Quickdows NT 11 (2009, released in same date with Windows 7)
* Quickdows Server 2008 R2 (2009, released in same date with Windows Server 2008 R2)
* Quickdows NT 12 (2012, released in same date with Windows 8)
* Quickdows Server 2012 (2012, released in same date with Windows Server 2012)
* Quickdows NT 12.1 (2013, released in same date with Windows 8.1)
* Quickdows Server 2012 R2 (2013, released in same date with Windows Server 2012 R2)
* Quickdows NT 14 (2015, released in same date with Windows 10, Quickdows NT 13 was skipped owing to triskaidekaphobia)
* Quickdows Server 2016 (2016, released in same date with Windows Server 2016)
* Quickdows Server 2019 (2018, released in same date with Windows Server 2019)
* Quickdows NT 15 (2021, released in same date with Windows 11)
* Quickdows Server 2022 (2021, released in same date with Windows Server 2022)
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