Windows
From West Elmira Computers Museum
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| Windows | |
| Developer | Microsoft |
| Publisher | Microsoft |
| Systems | x86 16-bit, IA-32, x86-64, ARM, Itanium, DEC Alpha, MIPS, PowerPC |
| Released | 1985-present |
| Added to museum | Windows 10: July 15, 2015 NT Workstation 4.0: May 15, 2020 |
Windows is the name of a series of operating systems created by Microsoft.
History
Windows 1.0, Windows 1.01, Windows 1.02, Windows 1.03, Windows 1.04, 2.0, 2.1, and 2.11 had 16-bit file access. Windows 3.0, 3.1, 3.11, Windows for Workgroups 3.1, and the Simplified Chinese-exclusive Windows 3.2 also had 16-bit file access but weren't compatible with Windows 1.0 and 2.x due to the use of protected mode. All of these versions relied on the DOS operating system for essential functions, and thus in most cases were restricted to the 16-bit architecture of DOS. Windows for Workgroups 3.11 also relied on DOS but had a 32-bit protected mode driver instead of the standard 16-bit driver to allow for 32-bit disk access.
Windows NT 3.1 was the first version that was a complete 32-bit operating system. It ran DOS programs through a DOS-based Virtual DOS Machine. This VDM was also present in Windows/386 2.10, Windows 3.0, 3.1, and Windows for Workgroups 3.1 and 3.11. 16-bit Windows applications were run through a compatibility layer known as Windows on Windows. This DOS-based VDM and WoW compatibility layer for backwards compatibility continued in Windows NT 3.5, Windows NT 3.51, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows 2000, and Windows ME. Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 dropped the DOS-based VDM but 16-bit the Windows on Windows compatibility layer still exists on 32-bit versions of Windows. 64-bit versions, however, do not have any 16-bit compatibility layer.
Versions of Windows
| Title | Released | Date Added to the Museum | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows 1.0 Windows 1.01 Windows 1.02 Windows 1.03 Windows 1.04 |
1985 1985 1986 1986 1987 |
Not yet. | 1.0 was labeled the "Premiere Edition". It wasn't for sale, but was released to review and retail outlets to demo. 1.01 was the original retail release. 1.02 was an international release. 1.03 synced the drivers in the American version with the international version. 1.04 added support for PS/2 computers. IBM included a PS/2 mouse driver in its "IBM PS2 Collegiate Kit". |
| Windows 2.0 Windows 2.01 Windows 2.03 Windows 2.1 |
1987 1987 1987 1988 |
Not yet. | 2.0 added overlapping windows, more keyboard shortcuts, and the control panel. 2.1 was split into 286 and 386 versions and required a hard drive. Windows/286 included a himem.sys file that allowed access to the high memory area freeing up conventional memory. Windows/386 had himem.sys, and used the virtual 8086 mode of the 80386 to allow for multi-tasking of DOS applications. |
| Windows 3.0 Windows 3.0a Windows 3.1 Windows for Workgroups 3.1 Windows NT 3.1 Windows for Workgroups 3.11 Windows 3.11 Windows 3.2 Windows NT 3.5 Windows NT 3.51 |
1990 1990 1992 1992 1993 1993 1993 1993 1994 1995 |
Not yet | |
| Windows 95 Windows NT 4.0 Windows 98 Windows 98SE Windows ME |
1995 1996 1998 1999 1999 |
NT Workstation 4.0: May 15, 2020 | Installed on the 133Mhz Pentium owned by WEC Museum. Windows NT 4.0 introduced the Windows 9x interface to the NT line. |
| Windows 2000 | 1999 | Not yet. | Windows 2000 had the 5.0 version of the NT kernel, bringing the Windows and NT line together into a single product. |
| Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2003 R2 Windows Home Server |
2001 2003 2005 2007 |
Not yet. | The 32-bit version had the 5.1 version of the NT kernel. The 64-bit and server versions had the 5.2 version of the NT kernel. |
| Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 |
2007 2008 |
Not yet. | Had the 6.0 version of the NT kernel. |
| Windows 7 Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Home Server 2011 |
2009 2009 2011 |
Not yet. | Had the 6.1 version of the NT kernel. |
| Windows 8 Windows Server 2012 Windows 8.1 Windows Server 2012 R2 |
2012 2012 2013 2013 |
Not yet. | Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 had the 6.2 version of the NT kernel. Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 had the 6.3 version of the NT kernel. |
| Windows 10 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2019 |
2015 2016 2018 |
Windows 10: July 15, 2015 | Windows 10 is installed on the Bootcamp partition on the Mac Mini. Had version 10.0 of the NT kernel. |
| Windows 11 Windows Server 2022 |
2021 2021 |
Not yet. | Still had version 10.0 of the NT kernel. |
Physical 32-bit Windows games owned by WEC Museum
| Title | Developer | Released | Date Added to the Museum | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1½ Knights: In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde (1½ Ritter: Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde) |
Daedalic | 2008 | March 27, 2015 | German adventure game based on the film of the same name. |
| Amnesia Fortnight 2012 | Double Fine Productions | 2012 | November 19, 2012 | Five prototypes on made during Amnesia Fortnight 2012: Autonomous, Black Lake, Hack 'n' Slash, Spacebase DF-9, and White Birch, one made during Amnesia Fortnight 2007: Happy Song, one made during Amnesia Fortnight 2009: Costume Quest, and one made during Amnesia Fortnight 2011: Brazen. Also includes a documentary on the 2012 prototyping session, created by 2 Player Productions. |
| Amnesia Fortnight 2014 | Double Fine Productions | 2014 | February 6, 2014 | Four prototypes made during Amnesia Fortnight 2014: Dear Leader, Little Pink Best Buds, Mnemonic, and Steed. Also includes a documentary on the 2014 prototyping session, created by 2 Player Productions. |
| Asteroids | Legacy Engineering | 2010 | Mar 12, 2018 | 2010 Windows port of the 1979 Atari arcade game, sold at Taco Bell. |
| Bone: Out from Boneville | Telltale Games | 2005 | February 13, 2013 | CD-ROM from Telltale store. |
| Bone: The Great Cow Race | Telltale Games | 2006 | February 13, 2013 | CD-ROM from Telltale store. |
| Breakout | Legacy Engineering | 2010 | Mar 12, 2018 | 2010 Windows port of the 1976 Atari arcade game, sold at Taco Bell. |
| Broken Sword I & II | Revolution Software | 2006 | February 13, 2013 | 2006 DVD-ROM from Sold Out containing the 1996 adventure game, Broken Sword The Shadow of the Templars and its 1997 sequel, Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror. |
| Brütal Legend | Double Fine Productions | 2014 | November 4, 2014 | 2014 special edition of the 2009 real time stategy action game. |
| Costume Quest | Double Fine Productions | 2013 | November 27, 2014 | 2013 bundle by THQ Nordic including the 2011 Windows port of the 2010 role-playing game Costume Quest and its DLC, Grubbins on Ice. |
| CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder | Telltale | 2006 | September 25, 2012 | |
| CSI Super-Pack | 369 Interactive, Telltale Games | 2008 | November 2, 2011 | 2008 bundle from Ubisoft containing 369 Interactive's 2003 game, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and their 2004 sequel, CSI: Dark Motives, Telltale's 2006 game, CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder, and their 2007 sequel, CSI: Hard Evidence. |
| CSI: Deadly Intent | Telltale Games | 2009 | November 25, 2011 | |
| DanceMasters | Konami | 2011 | Mar 12, 2018 | Instrumental videos of four songs from the Kinect game of the same game, sold at Taco Bell. |
| Final Fantasy XIV | Square Enix | 2010 | August 11, 2018 | The original game, superceded by Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. |
| Frogger | Konami | 2010 | March 12, 2018 | Sold at Taco Bell. |
| The Graftgold Collection | Graftgold | 2004 | May 17, 2018 | Retro Gamer magazine cover disc with emulators, WinZIP, Konix Multisystem videos, and complete Graftgold games for several systems: Emulators - Amiga: UAE, Fellow, Amstrad CPC: Arnold, CAP, WinAPE, Atari ST: Winston, Steem, PCST, C64: CCS64, Frodo, VICE, Dragon: T3, Spectrum: Spectacular, Spin, ZX32 Games - 1983: 3D Space-Wars (Dragon/Spectrum), 1984: 3D Lunattack (Dragon/Spectrum), 3D Seiddab Attack (Dragon/Spectrum), The Legend of Avalon (Spectrum), 1985: Dragontorc (Amstrad/Spectrum), Gribbly's Day Out (C64), 1986: Alleykat (C64), Astroclone (Spectrum), Gribbly's Special Day Out (C64), Heavy Metal Paradroid (C64), Paradroid Competition Edition (C64), Quazatron (Spectrum), Uridium (Amstrad/C64/Spectrum), Uridium Plus (C64/Spectrum), 1987: Intensity (C64/Spectrum), Magnetron (C64/Spectrum), Morpheus (C64), 1988: Flying Shark (Amstrad/Spectrum), Intensity (C64), Ranarama (Amstrad/Spectrum), 1989: Bushido (C64), Head the Ball (C64), Simulcra (Atari ST), Soldier of Fortune (C64/Spectrum), Super Off Road (Amstrad/Atari ST/C64/Spectrum) 1990: Paradroid (Amiga/Atari ST/C64), 1991: Realms (Amiga/Atari ST), 1992: Fire & Ice (Amiga/Atari ST), 1993: Uridium 2 (Amiga), 1994: Empire Soccer 94 (Amiga), 1995: Virocop (Amiga). |
| The Journeyman Project: Pegasus Prime | Presto Studios | 2014 | January 16, 2014 | |
| King's Quest: Adventures of Graham | The Odd Gentlemen | 2016 | June 16, 2017 | |
| Law & Order Legacies | Telltale Games | 2012 | November 29, 2015 | |
| Monkey Island Special Edition Collection | LucasArts | 2011 | November 17, 2014 |
Physical 32-bit Windows applications owned by WEC Museum
| Title | Developer | Released | Date Added to the Museum | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multimedia Fusion 2 | Clickteam | 2013 | July 8, 2013 | |
| Trend Micro Internet Security | Trend Micro | 2014 | July 11, 2015 |
Physical Windows 3.1 games owned by WEC Museum
| Title | Developer | Released | Date Added to the Museum | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myst | Cyan | 1993 | January 2, 2015 | Windows and Windows MPC (Multimedia Personal Computer) versions. |
