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{{Infobox_Software | | |||
software_name = Windows 1.x| | |||
software_image = [[File:MS_Windows_cover.png|300px]]| | |||
developer = [[Microsoft]]| | |||
publisher = [[Microsoft]]| | |||
systems = [[x86]]| | |||
release = 1.0: July 30, 1985<br />1.01: November 20, 1985<br />1.02: May 1986<br />1.03: August 1986<br />1.04: April 1987| | |||
added_to_museum = Not yet| | |||
}} | |||
'''Windows 1.01''' is the first update of '''Windows 1.0''', also known as '''Microsoft Windows''' or simply '''Windows''', the first iteration of the [[Windows]] product line by [[Microsoft]]. | |||
Windows 1.0 was labeled the “Premiere Edition”. It was compiled on July 30, 1985, but wasn't for sale. It was released to reviewers and to retail outlets to demonstrate. | |||
Windows 1.0 was a [[mouse]]-controlled graphic user interface rather than an [[operating system]]. | |||
==Versions== | |||
Windows 1.0, 1.01, the international-exclusive 1.02, 1.03, and the [[IBM]] [[PS/2]] compatible 1.04 were restricted to the 16-bit architecture of [[DOS]] as they relied on the DOS [[operating system]] for essential functions. | |||
==Compatibility== | |||
Applications created with these versions were compatible with [[Windows 2.0|Windows 2]] but weren't compatible with [[Windows 3.0|Windows 3]] and higher operating systems due to the lack of protected mode. | |||
==Digital Windows 1.0 games owned by WEC Museum== | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%" | |||
!| Title | |||
!| Developer | |||
!| Released | |||
!| Notes | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Puzzle]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Microsoft]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Version 1.01 of a sliding puzzle game for Windows 1.0. | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[WineMine]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Joshua Thielen]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2013 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Port by [[Nathan Lineback]] of the 2000 game, ''WineMine'', to Windows 1.0. | |||
|} | |||
[[Category: Application software]] | |||
[[Category: Application software developed by Microsoft]] | |||
[[Category: Application software published by Microsoft]] | |||
[[Category: Application software released in 1985]] | |||
[[Category: Windows]] | |||
Latest revision as of 12:33, 28 May 2024
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| Windows 1.x | |
| Developer | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Microsoft |
| Platforms | x86 |
| Released | 1.0: July 30, 1985 1.01: November 20, 1985 1.02: May 1986 1.03: August 1986 1.04: April 1987 |
| Added to Museum |
Not yet |
Windows 1.01 is the first update of Windows 1.0, also known as Microsoft Windows or simply Windows, the first iteration of the Windows product line by Microsoft.
Windows 1.0 was labeled the “Premiere Edition”. It was compiled on July 30, 1985, but wasn't for sale. It was released to reviewers and to retail outlets to demonstrate.
Windows 1.0 was a mouse-controlled graphic user interface rather than an operating system.
Versions
Windows 1.0, 1.01, the international-exclusive 1.02, 1.03, and the IBM PS/2 compatible 1.04 were restricted to the 16-bit architecture of DOS as they relied on the DOS operating system for essential functions.
Compatibility
Applications created with these versions were compatible with Windows 2 but weren't compatible with Windows 3 and higher operating systems due to the lack of protected mode.
Digital Windows 1.0 games owned by WEC Museum
| Title | Developer | Released | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puzzle | Microsoft | 1985 | Version 1.01 of a sliding puzzle game for Windows 1.0. |
| WineMine | Joshua Thielen | 2013 | Port by Nathan Lineback of the 2000 game, WineMine, to Windows 1.0. |
