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TheCollector1988
 PostPost subject: Before Windows 2.03...        Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 6:58 pm 
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There was 2.01 386 edition, Windows/386 was indeed released before 2.03 :D

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 PostPost subject: Re: Before Windows 2.03...        Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 7:09 pm 
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 PostPost subject: Re: Before Windows 2.03...        Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 7:14 pm 
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 PostPost subject: Re: Before Windows 2.03...        Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 7:18 pm 
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I asked via commenting, hope they will give it out to us.

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 PostPost subject: Re: Before Windows 2.03...        Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 7:33 pm 
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Also, according to GuideBookGallery, version 2.0 and 2.0/386 were released on 9th December 1987.

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 PostPost subject: Re: Before Windows 2.03...        Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 8:23 pm 
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ok with this we have found a lost release of Windows :)

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 PostPost subject: Re: Before Windows 2.03...        Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 8:26 pm 
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so, will they give it to us?

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 PostPost subject: Re: Before Windows 2.03...        Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 8:37 pm 
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 PostPost subject: Re: Before Windows 2.03...        Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 9:54 pm 
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I hope the first person to get their hands on it uploads it the FTP.

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 PostPost subject: Re: Before Windows 2.03...        Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 10:19 pm 
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well, I really hope, that is a real piece to collect and considering it's before 2.03 and from September 1987 :?

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 PostPost subject: Re: Before Windows 2.03...        Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 10:31 pm 
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This looks awesome. As soon as somebody from here gets it, I'm sure it'll go to the FTP.

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 PostPost subject: Re: Before Windows 2.03...        Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 10:56 pm 
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FoobyZeeky wrote:
This looks awesome. As soon as somebody from here gets it, I'm sure it'll go to the FTP.


Just to be sure and lucky we have the 386 edition of Windows 2.03 :), it is the NEC OEM.

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 PostPost subject: Re: Before Windows 2.03...        Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 4:28 pm 
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TheCollector1988 wrote:
FoobyZeeky wrote:
This looks awesome. As soon as somebody from here gets it, I'm sure it'll go to the FTP.


Just to be sure and lucky we have the 386 edition of Windows 2.03 :), it is the NEC OEM.


It sure is!

I installed it in EGA mode and it freaked out about some version mismatch.. but the normal 640x480 VGA works fine. Heh I never thought that it was sitting there right under our noses, good find!

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 PostPost subject: Re: Before Windows 2.03...        Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 7:05 pm 
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Very nice found, I hope they'll share the build! :d
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 PostPost subject: Re: Before Windows 2.03...        Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 7:05 pm 
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I don't know how many copies of Windows/386 I've got. The only problem is, all my copies are disk 2 of 3 and they're all blank.
Here's a picture, if anyone wants to see.

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 PostPost subject: Re: Before Windows 2.03...        Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 7:20 pm 
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hmm that says Windows/386 Version 2.0..hmmm.

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 PostPost subject: Re: Before Windows 2.03...        Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 12:15 am 
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I don't know how many copies of Windows/386 I've got. The only problem is, all my copies are disk 2 of 3 and they're all blank.
Here's a picture, if anyone wants to see.


Oh man so close and yet so far away.................. :OD

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 PostPost subject: Re: Before Windows 2.03...        Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:28 am 
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and it doesn't say NEC OEM, maybe you have 2.01?

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 PostPost subject: Re: Before Windows 2.03...        Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 6:33 pm 
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and it doesn't say NEC OEM, maybe you have 2.01?


who knows.. as he said, he's got a bunch of disk 2 out of 3's and they are all blank.

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 PostPost subject: Re: Before Windows 2.03...        Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 12:04 pm 
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Just an update on this: I'm disscussing this with the owner (i guess) of the website. He/she said he/she paid hundreds of dollars for this piece of abandonware. still trying to convince him/her to pass us a copy of it... ;)

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 PostPost subject: Re: Before Windows 2.03...        Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 12:33 pm 
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I told him that we have Windows/386 2.03 (NEC OEM). which is not common (only available here).

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 PostPost subject: Re: Before Windows 2.03...        Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 12:42 pm 
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well I doubt a trade would work. infact, i doubt we'll ever get this particular build... :(

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Updates about this?
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 PostPost subject: Re: Before Windows 2.03...        Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 9:16 pm 
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DeFacto wrote:
well I doubt a trade would work. infact, i doubt we'll ever get this particular build... :(


Don't give up on it!

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 PostPost subject: Re: Before Windows 2.03...        Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 8:03 am 
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It's been two weeks since I replied to the holder of 2.01, and still no reply, though he said he travels a lot... :(

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