History of MS Office

MS Office released 2 types of versions for users one is called Mac Version and other is Windows Version

Mac Versions:

Office 1 is released on 1^st August 1989 and it has word 3 kinds of applications.

Office 2 released on 1992

Office 3 on 1993

Office 4.2 on 1994

Office 4.2.1 on 1994

Office 98 (8.0) on 15^th March 1998

Office 2001 (9.0) on 11^th October 2000

Office V.X (10.0) on 19^th November 2001

Office 2004 (11.0) on 12^th February 2004

Office 2008 (12.0) on 15^th January 2008

Office 2011 (13.0) on 26^th October 2011

Windows Versions

Released	version	Contents	Details
11/19/1990	Office 1.0	Word 1.1, Excel 2.0, PowerPoint 2.0
3/4/1991	Office 1.5	Word 1.1, Excel 3.0, PowerPoint 2.0
7/8/1991	Office 1.6	Word 1.1, Excel 3.0, PowerPoint 2.0, Mail 2.1
8/30/1992	Office 3.0	CD-ROM version: Word 2.0c, Excel 4.0a, PowerPoint 3.0, Mail	Later rebranded as Office 92
1/17/1994	Office 4.0	Word 6.0, Excel 4.0, PowerPoint 3.0.
6/2/1994	Office 4.3	Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, PowerPoint 4.0, Mail 3.2 and in the Pro version, Access 2.0.	This is the last 16-bit version. This is also the last version to support Windows 3.x, Windows NT 3.1 and Windows NT 3.5 (Windows NT 3.51 was supported up to and including Office 97).
7/3/1994	Office for NT 4.2	Word 6.0 and Excel 5.0 (both 32-bit, i386, MIPS, PowerPC, and Alpha), PowerPoint 4.0 (16-bit), "Microsoft Office Manager".
8/30/1995	Office 95(7.0)	Word 7 for Windows 95, etc.	Coincided with the Windows 95 operating system release. Works only on Windows 95, NT 3.51 or higher. This is the first Office version to have the same version number (7.0, inherited from Word 6.0) for all major component products (Word, Excel and so on).
12/30/1996	Office 97(8.0)	Word 97, etc.	Was published on CD-ROM as well as on a set of 45 3½-inch floppy disks), became Y2K safe with Service Release 2. Last version to support Windows NT 3.51 on i386 and Alpha.
6/20/1998	Office 97 Powered by Word 98 (8.5)	The only way to get Word 98.	Was released only in Japanese and Korean editions. First version to contain Outlook 98 in all editions and Publisher 98 in the Small Business Edition. And also the first version of Office 97 to support Windows 98.
1/27/1999	Office 2000(9.0)	Word 2000, etc.	Last version to support Windows 95. Office 2000 is also the last version which does not include Product Activationand is not covered by Office Genuine Advantage, although on individual installs, the Office Update website still required the presence of original install media for updates to install.
5/31/2001	Office XP(10.0)	Word 2002, etc.	Last version to support Windows 98/Me/NT 4.0. Improved support for working in restricted accounts under Windows 2000/XP.
11/17/2003	Office 2003(11.0)	Word 2003, etc.	First version to introduce Windows XP style icons. Last version to support Windows 2000.
1/30/2007	Office 2007(12.0)	Word 2007, etc.	Broadly released alongside Windows Vista.
6/15/2010	Office 2010(14.0)		There will be no Microsoft Office 13 due to superstition. This is the first version to ship in 32- and 64-bits.