Windows 1.01 specific programs
Windows 1.01 specific programs
Hi I wonder are there any programs been made for Windows 1.01 only
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cantasan99
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Re: Windows 1.01 specific programs
I have seen some stuff in toastytech.com if I remember correctly.
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Re: Windows 1.01 specific programs
Well there are a handful of programs for windows 1.x, but it would be hard to tell if something was made specifically for 1.01 unless it mentioned it in the documentation. You could make an educated guess by the release date of the product, but it still wouldnt be exact. I do have a game in my collection called Balance of Power which shipped with a limited windows 1.01 runtime, so I guess you could say that it was designed for windows 1.01, but thats not to say it wouldnt work on a different 1.x version just fine. My copy should be on the ftp, but i dont believe the copy protection carried over in the IMG files. If you want a working copy theres a modified one at Toastytech.com that fixed the copy protection.
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Re: Windows 1.01 specific programs
@marcoguy how old copy protections actualy work?
As I know you can copy everything
As I know you can copy everything
Re: Windows 1.01 specific programs
Floppy-disk based copy-protection usually worked by having something "wrong" with the disk (such as a sector marked as "bad", but actually containing data that the program won't work without) which won't be copied properly by normal disk copying software (that skips bad sectors, etc.).
Such things are usually fairly easy to defeat by someone with the right skills (e.g. assembly language programming) and wouldn't stand up for long if the modern Internet was around to make access to "cracks" easy at the time (and cracks and cracked versions of software were often available from BBSs back then).
These sorts of things became less common over time as they didn't work with more "advanced" OSs like Windows NT or OS/2 that didn't allow direct access to the hardware by applications. (They relied on being able to directly program the floppy disk controller.)
Such things are usually fairly easy to defeat by someone with the right skills (e.g. assembly language programming) and wouldn't stand up for long if the modern Internet was around to make access to "cracks" easy at the time (and cracks and cracked versions of software were often available from BBSs back then).
These sorts of things became less common over time as they didn't work with more "advanced" OSs like Windows NT or OS/2 that didn't allow direct access to the hardware by applications. (They relied on being able to directly program the floppy disk controller.)
Re: Windows 1.01 specific programs
Indeed, couldnt have said it better myself
If you have a kryoflux and want to run this game in its original state, the kf stream files I uploaded a while back should be able to be written back to disks just fine. Since the kryoflux reads the raw magnetic data rather than just doing a sector dump, it should defeat any copy protection. I havent ever had to write a copy protected stream file back to the disk, but i would assume it works. Please correct me if I'm wrong
If you have a kryoflux and want to run this game in its original state, the kf stream files I uploaded a while back should be able to be written back to disks just fine. Since the kryoflux reads the raw magnetic data rather than just doing a sector dump, it should defeat any copy protection. I havent ever had to write a copy protected stream file back to the disk, but i would assume it works. Please correct me if I'm wrong
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ibmpc5150
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Re: Windows 1.01 specific programs
The ebay seller admitted it was probably 1.01, which was the first ever public version of windows.ibmpc5150 wrote:http://www.ebay.com/itm/151454625884?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT
Wow, Windows 1.0x is appeared on Ebay.
Re: Windows 1.01 specific programs
It's not that rare, I also got a copy of Windows 1.01 on eBay.ibmpc5150 wrote:http://www.ebay.com/itm/151454625884?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT
Wow, Windows 1.0x is appeared on Ebay.
Finding The IBM Personal Computer DOS v. 1.00 is much more difficult. And expensive
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ibmpc5150
Re: Windows 1.01 specific programs
Can you dump it by Teledisk on DOS?xelloss wrote:It's not that rare, I also got a copy of Windows 1.01 on eBay.ibmpc5150 wrote:http://www.ebay.com/itm/151454625884?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT
Wow, Windows 1.0x is appeared on Ebay.
Finding The IBM Personal Computer DOS v. 1.00 is much more difficult. And expensive
Already uploaded on ftp is Not dumped from original media correctly.
They must be re-dumped on real DOS.
I've sent message as PM to you.
Yes, IBM PC DOS 1.00 is very rare and expensive.
IBM PC DOS 1.00 was already dumped correctly from original medial.
It was already verified.
But Windows 1.01 / 1.02 was Not dumped from original media correctly.
(Only 1.03 and 1.04 were verified!)
Re: Windows 1.01 specific programs
Ah. I didn't know the version on ftp was not dumped correctly.ibmpc5150 wrote:Can you dump it by Teledisk on DOS?xelloss wrote:It's not that rare, I also got a copy of Windows 1.01 on eBay.ibmpc5150 wrote:http://www.ebay.com/itm/151454625884?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT
Wow, Windows 1.0x is appeared on Ebay.
Finding The IBM Personal Computer DOS v. 1.00 is much more difficult. And expensive
Already uploaded on ftp is Not dumped from original media correctly.
They must be re-dumped on real DOS.
Well in this case I suppose I should dump the disks, which also means I will do it. But it's not going to be fast.
Unfortunately, I'm an Italian who works in France, and my copy of Windows 1.01 is in Italy. So the next time it's going to be in my hands will be around Christmas time.
Secondly, I bought that item for the sake of having a hard copy with original handbooks, the nice looking box, and of course the disks. However I was not that much interested in the contents of the disks, since dumps of Windows 1.01 have been available on the internet for so many years: this means I didn't bother to gain access to a 5.25'' drive. So I don't know for sure that the content of the disks hasn't been tampered with.
This is probably a good time to buy a kryoflux (I do have a system with a 5.25'' drive at home, but it's been improperly stored for about 10 years).
I know this is sounding more and more like trueyanksfan stuff, but not everybody is a full-time vintage computing enthusiast, and I did most of my DOS revival experiments a long time ago
However if you have some patience I will not fail you.
Re: Windows 1.01 specific programs
Since you won't have much chance to get access to that box could we ask for a favor when you get access to them? Please do a full scan and all of the box and all books etc? You don't need to scan every page of the manuals if you can't, but at least the front/back of each so we can have a scanned reference of all included documentation. And of course, all sides of the box, and full scans of the floppies. It's a rare chance to get a proper high res dump and scan of the box, contents and floppies...
And if you dump it with a KF, well, then it's golden .
And if you dump it with a KF, well, then it's golden .
Re: Windows 1.01 specific programs
Will domrpijey wrote:Since you won't have much chance to get access to that box could we ask for a favor when you get access to them? Please do a full scan and all of the box and all books etc? You don't need to scan every page of the manuals if you can't, but at least the front/back of each so we can have a scanned reference of all included documentation. And of course, all sides of the box, and full scans of the floppies. It's a rare chance to get a proper high res dump and scan of the box, contents and floppies...
And if you dump it with a KF, well, then it's golden .
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ibmpc5150
Re: Windows 1.01 specific programs
Wow, Windows 1.01 original release in USA is uploaded.
Thanks.
Thanks.
Re: Windows 1.01 specific programs
you're welcome. I started off with that to test my scanner and dust off my kryoflux, however mrpijey brought to light a few issues with my scanner so I'm getting a new one at his request/recommendation. I've got a lot more software in my collection to image and scan, so hopefully some more of it will be of interest to you and the rest of BA.ibmpc5150 wrote:Wow, Windows 1.01 original release in USA is uploaded.
Thanks.
Re: Windows 1.01 specific programs
I guess my help with Windows 1.01 is not needed anymore, then?ibmpc5150 wrote:Wow, Windows 1.01 original release in USA is uploaded.
Thanks.
(My kryoflux is already on the way, but I'm not going to get a 5.25'' drive immediately if it's not needed...)
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ibmpc5150
Re: Windows 1.01 specific programs
Well, you had better try to dump it.xelloss wrote:I guess my help with Windows 1.01 is not needed anymore, then?ibmpc5150 wrote:Wow, Windows 1.01 original release in USA is uploaded.
Thanks.
(My kryoflux is already on the way, but I'm not going to get a 5.25'' drive immediately if it's not needed...)
I have dumped disk of Windows 1.03.
I compared it with other users.
But disk 2 is differnt.
Other user's one is original release, but my one is just updated release.
So if you dump it, thanks.