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|title = Window Manager Demonstration Version 0.01 | |||
|image = Windows-0.01-demo-Sept1983.jpg | |||
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|compiled = September 12th, 1983 | |||
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'''Window Manager Demonstration Version 0.01''' is an early demonstration version of [[Microsoft]] [[Windows 1.0]]. It is dated September 12th, 1983<ref>https://twitter.com/beta_collector/status/1501618247564767238</ref> and was reviewed in the December 1983 BYTE Magazine issue. | |||
On March 9th, 2022, BetaArchive member ReflectiaX posted a photo of a 5,25" floppy disk containing this demo,<ref>https://twitter.com/beta_collector/status/1501618247564767238</ref> though he later reported that the data were intentionally erased using a magnet. However, other copies of the floppy are confirmed to exist.<ref>https://twitter.com/beta_collector/status/1502030146143928327</ref> | |||
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== User interface == | == User interface == | ||
The general user interface uses a menu-driven interface, similar to Microsoft Word. In this fashion, the user would select the relevant commands from the bar at the bottom of the screen, known as the "session-control layer". | The general user interface uses a menu-driven interface, similar to Microsoft Word. In this fashion, the user would select the relevant commands from the bar at the bottom of the screen, known as the "session-control layer". | ||
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Although this pre-release version was intended to be used alongside MS-DOS-based applications, one Windows application that shipped with this version was a sample "CHART" application which provided an early look at Windows software and which also demonstrated the use of popup dialogs. | Although this pre-release version was intended to be used alongside MS-DOS-based applications, one Windows application that shipped with this version was a sample "CHART" application which provided an early look at Windows software and which also demonstrated the use of popup dialogs. | ||
The same application also was among the first to utilize the device-independent graphics system, also known as the GDI (Graphics Device Interface), which works by passing calls down to the graphics driver which in turn displays the graphics on screen. | The same application also was among the first to utilize the device-independent graphics system, also known as the GDI (Graphics Device Interface), which works by passing calls down to the graphics driver which in turn displays the graphics on screen. --> | ||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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== External links == | |||
*[http://toastytech.com/guis/win1983.html Microsoft Windows 1983 pre-Version 1.0 demo] | *[http://toastytech.com/guis/win1983.html Microsoft Windows 1983 pre-Version 1.0 demo] | ||
*[https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1983-12 BYTE Magazine December 1983 issue] | *[https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1983-12 BYTE Magazine December 1983 issue] | ||
[[Category:Windows 1.0]] | [[Category:Windows 1.0]] |
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CPU architecture | x86 (16-bit) |
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Compile date | September 12th, 1983 |
Window Manager Demonstration Version 0.01 is an early demonstration version of Microsoft Windows 1.0. It is dated September 12th, 1983[1] and was reviewed in the December 1983 BYTE Magazine issue.
On March 9th, 2022, BetaArchive member ReflectiaX posted a photo of a 5,25" floppy disk containing this demo,[2] though he later reported that the data were intentionally erased using a magnet. However, other copies of the floppy are confirmed to exist.[3]