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|title = Build of [[Windows 1.0]]
'''Beta Release''' is a pre-release version of [[Microsoft]] [[Windows 1.0]]. It was shipped to testers in May 1985.
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|bios = May 8, 1985
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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 ==
== Machine requirements ==
This version is designed for users of IBM and COMPAQ personal computers running [[MS-DOS]] or [[IBM PC-DOS|PC-DOS]], and requires a graphical display adapter.
This version is designed for users of IBM and COMPAQ personal computers running [[MS-DOS]] or [[IBM PC-DOS|PC-DOS]], and requires a graphical display adapter.

Revision as of 07:51, 16 July 2020

Beta Release is a pre-release version of Microsoft Windows 1.0. It was shipped to testers in May 1985.

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.