OLE 1.0 Release

Microsoft releases OLE 1.0 as part of Windows 3.0, allowing applications to embed or link documents and objects, primarily focusing on data transfer.

Significance

Though not based on COM, OLE 1.0 demonstrated the potential for compound documents and laid the conceptual groundwork for deeper integration, highlighting the need for a more robust underlying object model.

Key facts

Date
1990-11-01
Type
release
Location
Redmond, Washington, USA