Windows 1 Y 2

1. Windows 1 2004
2. Windows 12 2020

Builds lower than 18362 do not support WSL 2. Use the Windows Update Assistant to update your version of Windows. To check your version and build number, select Windows logo key + R, type winver, select OK. (Or enter the ver command in Windows Command Prompt). Update to the latest Windows version in the Settings menu. Windows 1.0 was the version of Windows that was demonstrated at the '83 Comdex. It would be 14 months until Microsoft eventually released Windows 1.01 - which included some minor bug fixes - to the general public.

In this video, I use the first version of Windows ever, from 1985, and then see how it compares to Windows 10!Music from here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v. Windows Vista 1.2 add to watchlist send us an update. 3 screenshots: runs on: Windows 2003 Windows Vista Windows XP file size: 700 MB filename: WindowsVistaIE7.part01.exe main category. Nov 19, 2015 Like Windows 1.0, version 2.0 could run on a dual-floppy-drive PC without a hard disk. It used the real-mode memory model, limiting memory access to 1MB.

I had previously posted some freeware games and developer samples forWindows 1.x and 2.x w1w2app.zip Since then afew more applications have surfaced.

Lets start with this little surprise: How often do you see a NEW applicationfor Windows 1? Well then, make this the first time since about 1987!

I present WineMine for Windows 1.01!

This is a port of the MineSweeper program used by ReactOS and Wine.Surprisingly it uses a conservative set of WIN APIs that made it easy torecompile for Windows 1. After working around a couple of Windows 1.x/2.xbugs and shortcomings, it seems to work fairly well!

It runs natively under Windows 1.x, 2.x and in 'compatibility mode'under Windows 3.x. The Windows 1.x version will not run under Windows 95/NTor later, but I have included a resource converted version that will.

Download here: win1winemine.zip

While searching around for Windows 1.0 applications, I came acrossthe site of Charles Petzold, who has written a number of books on Win 16/32programming over the years: http://www.charlespetzold.com/etc/windows1/On this page he demonstrates a sample 'Cake' program for Windows 1.x, butwhere is the executable? Is the cake a lie?!

The source code is posted, and probably the intent is that you shouldcompile it yourself. But for your convenience, I made you a cake!

Windows 1.0 cake program: win1cake.zip

Here is an interesting game that was written in 1985 for Windows 1.01called 'Balance of Power'.

It appears it was distributed as a 'DOS' program on a self-booting 360kfloppy disk, and used a very minimal Windows 1.01 runtime.

Download Balance of Power: BOPIMA.zip (setup for DOSBox)

At long, long, last a copy of Aldus PageMaker 1.00 has appeared!

You could probably count the number of significant commercial applicationsdeveloped for Windows 1.x on one hand, and this was one of them.

For the sake of historical preservation: AldusPageMaker1_0.zip
Also a slightly newer version with the Windows 1.04 runtime: AldusPageMaker 1.0A.zip

Micrografx In*a*Vision!!!

The other known significant commercial application for Windows 1.x wasMicrografx In*a*Vision. The Windows 2 and later versions of this were renamedto 'Designer'.

ZSoft PC Paintbrush for Windows version 1.05 turned up.

PC Paintbrush 1.05 for Microsoft Windows is a port of ZSoft's DOS-BasedPC Paintbrush program to the Microsoft Windows environment. This versionwas included on the mouse driver disk of some Windows 2 / Microsoft Mousebundles, but ZSoft also advertised it as a standalone product. A laterversion of this program was bundled with Windows 3.x as Microsoft Paintbrush.

Although it was bundled with and intended for use with Windows 2, itis also designed to run under Windows 1.x.

This Windows version should not be confused with the more popular versionof PC Paintbrush for DOS. Also when Zsoft was bought out, Softkey confusinglyrestarted the version number over with PC Paintbrush 1.00 for their commercialWindows 3.x version release. (It is also no relation to the software 'PCPaint' bundled with Mouse Systems mice.)

The ability to edit and display color bit-mapped graphics under Windows1 is an interesting feat. Windows 1 and 2 only support monochrome deviceindependent bitmaps, with no concept of a pallet. As such, all color PCXfiles are assumed to match the 8-color EGA pallet used by Windows 1 and2. (So to create a PCX file it will open, it must have the first 8 colorsmatch that pallet)

Micrografx Draw turned up! It is a vector drawing tool, similar toIn*A*Vision, but geared more towards drawing clipart rather than an illustrationtool. It bundles a Windows 1.03 runtime, and includes a few extra driversnot supplied by Microsoft.

Manuals:
MicrografxWindows Draw 1.04 - Readme 1st.pdf
MicrografxWindows Draw 1.04 - Getting Started.pdf
Micrografx WindowsDraw 1.04.pdf

Portfolio, a clipart viewer and clipboard tool for Draw/In*A*Vision:
Micrografx Portfolio 1.0.zip
MicrografxPortfolio 1.0 Manual.pdf

(click for the full size version)

And here is another sick Windows 1 trick, Windows 1 running at 800*600thanks to this driver modification: http://www.seasip.info/Misc/win1.html
Here is a local copy just in case: win1vga.zip

Finally, here are a few more small code sample apps that run underWindows 1.x and happen to be slightly useful or interesting on their own.

This includes a hexadecimal calculator, a simple bouncing ball program,a tool for saving the contents of the clipboard, and a clock that sitsin the icon area - similar to Windows 95 and later.

Code sample programs: win1samples.zip

Also came across several more shareware programs. First, a Mah Jongprogram called Taipei that seems to run great under Windows 1, althoughthe readme suggests it was for Windows 2. Also an earlier version of theMissile Command-like Starbase program that works under Windows 1. And finallysome miscellaneous shareware apps including a checkers program that happento run under Windows 1.

Win1Taipei1.02.zip
Win1Starbase0.02.zip
Win1MoreMiscApps.zip
Win1Puzzle.zip

Video Drivers:
Persyst BoB 16 Win 1.01Drivers.zip
New: ATI VGA Wonder Driver1.03.zip - Includes Win 1.x and 2.x drivers
New: ATI VGA Wonder Driver1.05.zipATIVGA Wonder Manual

A Microsoft Windows 1.03 driver disk set with drivers for:
Moniterm Viking I
Sigma Color 400
STB HT Chauffer
STB Multi Res
Tseng EVA
Video-7 Vega Deluxe with NEC Multisync Enhanced Color display
Vermont Microsystems Inc. Image Manager 1024
Wyse WY-700 High Resolution Display Adapter

Format usb exfat windows 7. win1drv.zip
It looks like there is also supposed to be a printers driver disk withthis set, but is missing.

Windows 1 2004

A driver disk that adds support for the Tandy 2000 to Windows 1.
Win1Tandy2000Drivers.zip

Win1OpusComposer104SW.zip -A Win1.x music composer, the full version would have MIDI support.
Win1WinSong201SW.zip - A later renamedversion of the above.

Update:
Omnis Quartz - a database package from Blyth Software. Supports creationof custom data files, entry forms, printed reports, and macro code.

Oh, and also:

Although, just a demo version. The full version still needs to showup.

Another update for another demo:

Windows 12 2020

A limited Demo version of Palantir WinText, a fairly full featured editor,and WinTime, a resource scheduling program.

Supposedly WinText was the first real commercial word processor forWindows 1. Amazingly, it supports opening multiple documents at the sametime, using overlapping MDI windows.

Although these are demo versions, apparently they can edit and savefiles just fine. They are not allowed to print and the spell checker isnot included.

This demo requires at least Windows 1.03 to work properly.

Most reviews said the WinText/WinTime 1.0 versions were for Windows2, but clearly these two applications (probably Version 1.5) support Windows1.

Palantir also produced a number of other applications that may haverun under Windows 1, assuming they were released before they went out ofbusiness::

• 'WinCalc' - a spreadsheet
• 'WinFiler' - a database called
• 'Windows Spell' - the WinText spell checker offered as a standalone product.
• 'NetTime' - a network version of WinTime
• 'Windows InTalk' their telecommunication program they brought over fromthe Mac
• 'WinLook' - an image manager
• 'WinPaint' - a paint program
• 'WinFonts' - a font editor

Also, a few more demo programs:
Cadlogic Instinct 1.0 - Even though this was found in a shareware collection,it appears to actually be the full version, as there are no demolabels or warnings anywhere, and I couldn't find any obvious limitations.It is however just the EXE with a few sample drawings. Works on Windows1.0x.

Micrografx In*a*Vision 1.23 Demo - Same limitations as all Micrografxdemos. Works on Windows 1.0x. Includes sample clip art.
Micrografx Windows Draw 1.04 Demo - Same limitations as all Micrografxdemos. Works on Windows 1.0x.

Update: Media Cybernetics/PalantirWinGraph is a graphing program that officially requires Windows 2, butif you don't mind '&' symbols in place of menu hotkeys, it works fineunder Widows 1.

Also, a Windows 1.x compatible screen capture utility is included withShowPartner FX 3.x.

Also, a Windows 1.x compatible screen capture utility is included withShowPartner FX 3.x.