Windows 1.0/Development Release 1

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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.

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