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Development Release #1 (DR1) demonstrated on the Tandy 2000 personal computer.

Development Release #1 is an early pre-release build of Microsoft Windows 1.0, demonstrated on the Tandy 2000 personal computer. It is the first build from the Development Release line.

Background

The Tandy 2000 was an Intel 80186-based computer. Since the 80186 processor was not fully compatible with the IBM PC and compatibles, this created compatibility issues dividing it from other machines of the time.

The version of Windows demonstrated here is one that was specifically designed for the Tandy 2000 personal computer, including the Intel 80186 processor and also the high resolution graphics (640x400 screen resolution at 16 colors) used by the machine itself.

Files

This build was launched from a file called DEMO.BAT and was intended to be run from a single floppy disk. This loaded a copy of Windows with several sample applications which could easily be loaded from there.

This build also predates NE and uses the .MOD extension as the main executable format.

The files here are as follows:

BOXES.MOD/BOXES.RES: Color demo
CALC.MOD/CALC.RES: Calculator application
CLIP.MOD/CLIP.RES: Clipboard
COMMAND.COM: Microsoft MS-DOS command interpreter
CONFIG.BIN: System configuration file
CURSOR.MOD: Cursor routines
DEMO.BAT: Used to launch the Microsoft Windows demonstration
DISPLAY.MOD: Display driver file
FONT.RES: Font resources
GDI.MOD: GDI (Graphics Device Interface) system file
GDI16.MOD: GDI (Graphics Device Interface) 16-bit system file
GDI8.MOD: GDI (Graphics Device Interface) 8-bit system file
KERNEL.MOD: Microsoft Windows kernel system file
KEYBOARD.MOD: Keyboard system file
KEYNAMES.BIN: Input translation table lookup file
MB.EXE: Module boot
MOUSE.MOD: Mouse driver file
PUZZLE.MOD/PUZZLE.RES: Puzzle sample application
REVERSI.MOD/REVERSI.RES: Reversi sample application
SAMPLE.MOD/ SAMPLE.RES: Sample Application
SHELL.MOD/SHELL.RES: "DOS Window" shell application
TEST.MOD: Test executable file
TIMER.MOD: System timer driver file
WINDOWS.MOD/WINDOWS.RES: Microsoft Windows User component

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-{{Infobox WindowsBuild
+[[File:Win1.0Beta.jpg|thumb|Development Release #1 (DR1) demonstrated on the Tandy 2000 personal computer.]]
-|title = Build of [[Windows 1.0]]
+'''Development Release #1''' is an early pre-release build of [[Microsoft]] [[Windows 1.0]], demonstrated on the Tandy 2000 personal computer. It is the first build from the Development Release line.
-|image = Win1.0Beta.jpg
-|imagecaption = Windows 1.0 for Tandy 2000 Personal Computer
-|kernel = 1.0
-|arch = x86 (16-bit)
-}}
-'''Windows 1.0 Tandy 2000 builds''' is an early pre-release versions of [[Windows 1.0]], demonstated on the Tandy 2000 Personal Computer, approximately in 1984-10.
 == Background ==
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 == Files ==
-The demonstration version launched from a file called <code>DEMO.BAT</code> and was intended to be run from a single floppy disk. This loaded a copy of Windows with several sample applications which could easily be loaded from there.
+This build was launched from a file called <code>DEMO.BAT</code> and was intended to be run from a single floppy disk. This loaded a copy of Windows with several sample applications which could easily be loaded from there.
-While versions of Windows for the IBM PC and compatibles generally used the <code>.EXE</code> file extension for executable program files, this demonstration instead used the <code>.MOD</code> extension for most executable files.
+This build also predates NE and uses the <code>.MOD</code> extension as the main executable format.
 '''The files here are as follows:'''
-* <code>BOXES.MOD</code>: Boxes sample
+* <code>BOXES.MOD</code>/<code>BOXES.RES</code>: Color demo
-* <code>BOXES.RES</code>: Resource file for Boxes sample
+* <code>CALC.MOD</code>/<code>CALC.RES</code>: Calculator application
-* <code>CALC.MOD</code>: Calculator
+* <code>CLIP.MOD</code>/<code>CLIP.RES</code>: Clipboard
-* <code>CALC.RES</code>: Resource file for Calculator
+* <code>COMMAND.COM</code>: Microsoft MS-DOS command interpreter
-* <code>CLIP.MOD</code>: Clipboard
-* <code>CLIP.RES</code>: Resource file for Clipboard
-* <code>COMMAND.COM</code>: MS-DOS command interpreter
 * <code>CONFIG.BIN</code>: System configuration file
-* <code>CURSOR.MOD</code>: Mouse cursor file
+* <code>CURSOR.MOD</code>: Cursor routines
 * <code>DEMO.BAT</code>: Used to launch the Microsoft Windows demonstration
 * <code>DISPLAY.MOD</code>: Display driver file
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 * <code>KERNEL.MOD</code>: Microsoft Windows kernel system file
 * <code>KEYBOARD.MOD</code>: Keyboard system file
-* <code>KEYNAMES.BIN</code>: Extra keyboard system file
+* <code>KEYNAMES.BIN</code>: Input translation table lookup file
-* <code>MB.EXE</code>: Mapbase application (MS-DOS)
+* <code>MB.EXE</code>: Module boot
 * <code>MOUSE.MOD</code>: Mouse driver file
-* <code>PUZZLE.MOD</code>: Puzzle sample
+* <code>PUZZLE.MOD</code>/<code>PUZZLE.RES</code>: Puzzle sample application
-* <code>PUZZLE.RES</code>: Resource file for Puzzle sample
+* <code>REVERSI.MOD</code>/<code>REVERSI.RES</code>: Reversi sample application
-* <code>SAMPLE.MOD</code>: Sample Application
+* <code>SAMPLE.MOD</code>/ <code>SAMPLE.RES</code>: Sample Application
-* <code>SAMPLE.RES</code>: Resource file for Sample Application
+* <code>SHELL.MOD</code>/<code>SHELL.RES</code>: "DOS Window" shell application
-* <code>SHELL.MOD</code>: "DOS Window" shell
-* <code>SHELL.RES</code>: Resource file for "DOS Window" shell
 * <code>TEST.MOD</code>: Test executable file
 * <code>TIMER.MOD</code>: System timer driver file
-* <code>WINDOWS.MOD</code>: Microsoft Windows executable file
+* <code>WINDOWS.MOD</code>/<code>WINDOWS.RES</code>: Microsoft Windows User component
-* <code>WINDOWS.RES</code>: Resource file for Microsoft Windows executable file
-== Second build ==
-There is also a second build, shown in an ad, published in November and December 1984 issues of BYTE magazine<ref>https://archive.org/stream/byte-magazine-1984-11#page/n569/mode/2up</ref><ref>https://archive.org/stream/byte-magazine-1984-12/1984_12_BYTE_09-13_Communications#page/n541/mode/2up</ref>, and 1984-11-05 issue of InfoWorld.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=oC4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=tandy+2000&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj9jvrgl77hAhXtwosKHTojAJgQ6AEINTAD#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref>
-The DOS Window is also listing files on the A: drive, but this time, there are also files of the old Calendar application from previous builds, that are not listed in the earlier build: <code>CALENDAR.MOD</code>, <code>CALENDAR.RES</code> and <code>CALENDAR.TXT</code>. This files was later removed and returned in the [[Windows 1.0/Beta Release|Beta Release]], but it was redesigned before [[Windows 1.0/Premiere Edition|Premiere Edition]].
-== Gallery ==
-<gallery>
-Win1.0-Tandy-2000-build.png‎|Second build (from BYTE)
-big.jpg|Advertisement demonstrating the use of Microsoft Windows for Tandy 2000
-</gallery>
-== References ==
-*[http://www.guidebookgallery.org/ads/magazines/windows/win10-tandy2000] 1984-1985 Microsoft Windows Tandy 2000 advertisement