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Windows 1.0 Beta Release is a pre-release version of Windows 1.0, that shipped to testers in 1985-05-08. This build includes an updated RTM-style installer, mostly finalized UI, color support on the IBM PC and additional applications, alongside redesigns of existing ones from the Alpha. Source code and documentation for the developers was moved to a separate package called the "Software Development Kit" (SDK).

Machine requirements

This version is designed for users of IBM and COMPAQ personal computers running MS-DOS or PC-DOS, and requires a graphical display adapter.

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-This early pre-release version of [[Windows 1.0|Microsoft Windows 1.0]] was shipped to testers in May 1985. The next pre-release is [[Windows 1.0 Premiere Edition|Microsoft Windows Premiere Edition]].
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+'''Windows 1.0 Beta Release''' is a pre-release version of [[Windows 1.0]], that shipped to testers in 1985-05-08. This build includes an updated RTM-style installer, mostly finalized UI, color support on the IBM PC and additional applications, alongside redesigns of existing ones from the Alpha. Source code and documentation for the developers was moved to a separate package called the "Software Development Kit" (SDK).
-'''NOTE:''' ''This article needs expansion.''
+== Machine requirements ==
+This version is designed for users of IBM and COMPAQ personal computers running [[MS-DOS]] or [[PC-DOS]], and requires a graphical display adapter.
-=== Machine requirements ===
-This version is designed for users of IBM and COMPAQ personal computers running Microsoft MS-DOS or IBM DOS, and requires a graphical display adapter.