OLE 1.0 Released
Microsoft releases Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) 1.0, allowing applications to embed content from other programs, laying the groundwork for component-based software on Windows.
Significance
Established the initial concept of embedding and linking objects, a precursor to the component model that would eventually underpin ActiveX.
Key facts
- Date
- 1991-01-01
- Type
- release
- Location
- Redmond, Washington