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| [[Category:Microsoft Windows]]
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| |title = Version of [[Microsoft Windows]] | |
| |image = Windows_1.x_Logo.png
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| |imagecaption = Microsoft Windows 1.0
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| |codename = ''Previously known as Interface Manager''
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| |kernel = 1.0
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| |arch = x86
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| |build = [[Windows:1.04|1.04]]
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| |release = 20/11/1985
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| |licence = (C) Microsoft 1985,1986,1987
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| |support = Finished on 2001.
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| |previous = '''None'''
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| |next = ''[[Windows 2|Microsoft Windows 2.0]]
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| [[Image:Windows 1.x Box.jpg|thumb|Microsoft Windows 1.0 packaging]]
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| '''Microsoft Windows 1.0''' is the first version of [[Microsoft]] [[Windows]] that was released, and was made available for users of IBM and COMPAQ personal computers running Microsoft MS-DOS and IBM DOS.
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| Originally, Microsoft started work on a new graphical environment for MS-DOS-based personal computers, known as "Interface Manager". This environment would include support for existing MS-DOS-based applications, as well as GUI applications that were specifically designed for the new environment.
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| Later, at COMDEX 1983 in November, Microsoft demonstrated a new upcoming product, "Microsoft Windows", running on a personal computer with monochrome graphics, and with
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| various applications running alongside each other in "windows".
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| During the course of its development, several pre-release versions of Microsoft Windows were also made available to testers and developers, including a "Developer Release 5" from around November 1984, as well as later pre-release versions such as those from January 1985 (Alpha), May 1985 (Beta), and Premiere Edition in July 1985.
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| A final preliminary release, [[Windows:1.00|Premiere Edition (1.00)]], was released to a group of users for testing Windows prior to its release. [[Windows:1.01|Windows 1.01]], released on November 20th, 1985, was the first version of [[Windows]] to be released to general availability, whereas several more versions, Windows 1.02 and Windows 1.03, were released as more changes were made to Windows, up to, [[Windows:1.04|1.04]], which was released in April 1987, the latter of which also added support for the newly introduced IBM PS/2 series of personal computers which was released at that same time.
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| Several versions in other languages, such as Windows 1.03 in German and French and Windows 1.03 Japanese for the NEC PC-9801, were also released, as well as OEM versions such as a version of Windows 1.01 for Zenith personal computers, as well as versions of Windows 1.03 for Olivetti and Siemens machines.
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| == Version history list ==
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| === Pre-release and development ===
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| ''Early versions of Microsoft Windows include the early Interface Manager environment, as well as the demonstration at COMDEX 1983, along with subsequent pre-release versions of Microsoft Windows that were shipped prior to release.''
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| * '''[[Windows:1:Byte|Byte magazine demonstration]]'''
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| * '''[[Windows:1:COMDEX1983|COMDEX 1983 demonstration]]'''
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| * '''[[Windows:1:DR|Microsoft Windows Developer Release 1 (DR1) (May 1984)]]'''
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| * '''[[Windows 1:TANDY2000DEMO|Microsoft Windows Tandy 2000 demonstration (October 1984)]]'''
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| * '''''[[Windows:1:DR5|Microsoft Windows Developer Release 5 (DR5) (November 1984)]]'''''
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| * '''''[[Windows:1:Alpha|Microsoft Windows Alpha (January 1985)]]'''''
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| * '''''[[Windows:1:Beta|Microsoft Windows Beta (May 1985)]]'''''
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| * '''''[[Windows:1.00|Microsoft Windows Premiere Edition (July 1985)]]''''' ✔
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| * '''[[Windows:1:PCMagazine|"PC Magazine" demonstration]]'''
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| === Microsoft Windows 1.01 ===
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| * '''''[[Windows:1.01|Microsoft Windows 1.01]]''''' ✔
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| * '''''[[Windows:1.01ZENITH|Microsoft Windows 1.01 (for Zenith personal computers)]]''''' ✔
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| === Microsoft Windows 1.02 ===
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| * '''''[[Windows:1.02|Microsoft Windows 1.02 (Retail)]]''''' ✔
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| === Microsoft Windows 1.03 ===
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| * '''[[Windows:1.03.04|Microsoft Windows 1.03.04 (pre-release version)]]'''
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| * '''''[[Windows:1.03|Microsoft Windows 1.03 (Release version)]]''''' ✔
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| * '''''[[Windows:1.03TULIP|Microsoft Windows 1.03 (for Tulip personal computers)]]''''' ✔
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| * '''''[[Windows:1.03OLIVETTI|Microsoft Windows 1.03 (for Olivetti personal computers)]]'''''
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| * '''''[[Windows:1.03SIEMENS|Microsoft Windows 1.03 (for Siemens personal computers)]]'''''
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| === Microsoft Windows 1.04 ===
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| * '''''[[Windows:1.04|Microsoft Windows 1.04 (Release version)]]''''' ✔
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| <gallery>
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| File:Win1.0Beta.jpg|Image from an early demonstration of Microsoft Windows from 1985:
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| </gallery>
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| Source:
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| [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=458200690925034&set=a.457899854288451.1073741829.447800458631724&type=1&theater]
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| == External links ==
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| * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sforhbLiwLA Microsoft Windows 1.0 advertisement with Steve Ballmer]
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| * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TeQKkObWRQ History of Microsoft - 1985] ''(see 2:02 to 8:39 for Microsoft Windows 1.0)''
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