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**Development Release #2**

Kernel version	1.0
CPU architecture	x86 (16-bit)
Compile date	June 1984

Development Release #2 is a pre-release build of Windows 1.0, compiled sometime in June 1984.

Overview

This build, respectively its Tandy 2000 variant, was demonstrated at a Boston Computer Society meeting in June 1984.^[1] Just like the previous, this build was launched from a file called DEMO.BAT, and was ran from a single 5,25" floppy disk.

For some reason, the Clipboard application wasn't included with the demo.

File list

File list (as seen in the DOS Window)

BOXES.MOD/BOXES.RES - Boxes application (color demo)
CALC.MOD/CALC.RES - Calculator application
COMMAND.COM - Microsoft MS-DOS command interpreter
CONFIG.BIN - The system configuration file
CURSOR.MOD - The Cursor Routines file
DEMO.BAT - A batch file used to launch the Microsoft Windows demonstration
DISPLAY.MOD - Display driver
FONT.RES - Font resources
GDI.MOD - GDI (Graphics Device Interface) 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
PUZZLE.MOD/PUZZLE.RES - Puzzle application
REVERSI.MOD/REVERSI.RES - Reversi application
SAMPLE.MOD/ SAMPLE.RES - Sample application
SHELL.MOD/SHELL.RES - "DOS Window" shell application (later became MS-DOS Executive (MSDOS.EXE)
TIMER.MOD - System timer driver
WINDOWS.MOD/WINDOWS.RES - Microsoft Windows User component

Gallery

DOS Window
"Special" menu
DOS Window (long-view)
Multitasking
Resizing windows
Puzzle application
Color Demo (palette)
Color Demo (boxes)
Status bar menu

References

↑ Computer History Museum: Radio Shack Presents Tandy 2000 with John Roach (around 55:35)

[1] Computer History Museum: Radio Shack Presents Tandy 2000 with John Roach (around 55:35)

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-[[File:T2000_Jun84.png|thumb|Developer Release 2 (DR2) demonstrated on the Tandy 2000 personal computer.]]
+{{Stub}}
+{{Infobox Buildinfo
+|title = Development Release #2
+|image = Windows 1.0 DR2 - Desktop.png
+|kernel = 1.0
+|arch = x86 (16-bit)
+|compiled = June 1984
+}}
+'''Development Release #2''' is a pre-release build of [[Windows 1.0]], compiled sometime in June 1984.
-'''Developer Release 2''' is an early pre-release build of [[Microsoft]] [[Windows 1.0]], demonstrated on the Tandy 2000 personal computer. It is the second build from the Developer Release line.
+== Overview ==
+This build, respectively its [[wikipedia:Tandy 2000|Tandy 2000]] variant, was demonstrated at a [[wikipedia:Boston Computer Society|Boston Computer Society]] meeting in June 1984.<ref>Computer History Museum: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBYEp7OuXbc Radio Shack Presents Tandy 2000 with John Roach] (around 55:35)</ref> Just like the [[Windows 1.0/Development Release 1|previous]], this build was launched from a file called <code>DEMO.BAT</code>, and was ran from a single 5,25" floppy disk.
-== Files ==
+For some reason, the Clipboard application wasn't included with the demo.
-Like [[Windows 1.0/DR1|Developer Release 1]], 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.
-Note that whereas 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.
+== File list ==
+<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
+File list (as seen in the DOS Window)
+<div class="mw-collapsible-content">
+* <code>BOXES.MOD</code>/<code>BOXES.RES</code> - Boxes application (color demo)
+* <code>CALC.MOD</code>/<code>CALC.RES</code> - Calculator application
+* <code>COMMAND.COM</code> - Microsoft MS-DOS command interpreter
+* <code>CONFIG.BIN</code> - The system configuration file
+* <code>CURSOR.MOD</code> - The Cursor Routines file
+* <code>DEMO.BAT</code> - A batch file used to launch the Microsoft Windows demonstration
+* <code>DISPLAY.MOD</code> - Display driver
+* <code>FONT.RES</code> - Font resources
+* <code>GDI.MOD</code> - GDI (Graphics Device Interface) system file
+* <code>KERNEL.MOD</code> - Microsoft Windows kernel system file
+* <code>KEYBOARD.MOD</code> - Keyboard system file
+* <code>KEYNAMES.BIN</code> - Input translation table lookup file
+* <code>MB.EXE</code> - Module boot
+* <code>MOUSE.MOD</code> - Mouse driver
+* <code>PUZZLE.MOD</code>/<code>PUZZLE.RES</code> - Puzzle application
+* <code>REVERSI.MOD</code>/<code>REVERSI.RES</code> - Reversi application
+* <code>SAMPLE.MOD</code>/ <code>SAMPLE.RES</code> - Sample application
+* <code>SHELL.MOD</code>/<code>SHELL.RES</code> - "DOS Window" shell application (later became MS-DOS Executive (<code>MSDOS.EXE</code>)
+* <code>TIMER.MOD</code> - System timer driver
+* <code>WINDOWS.MOD</code>/<code>WINDOWS.RES</code> - Microsoft Windows User component
+</div>
+</div>
-'''The files here are as follows:'''
+== Gallery ==
-* <code>BOXES.MOD</code>: Boxes sample
+<gallery>
-* <code>BOXES.RES</code>: Resource file for Boxes sample
+Windows 1.0 DR2 - DOS Window.png|DOS Window
-* <code>CALC.MOD</code>: Calculator application
+Windows 1.0 DR2 - DOS Window (sub-menu).png|"Special" menu
-* <code>CALC.RES</code>: Resource file for Calculator application
+Windows 1.0 DR2 - DOS Window (long-view).png|DOS Window (long-view)
-* <code>COMMAND.COM</code>: Microsoft MS-DOS command interpreter
+Windows 1.0 DR2 - Multitasking.png|Multitasking
-* <code>CONFIG.BIN</code>: System configuration file
+Windows 1.0 DR2 - Resizing.png|Resizing windows
-* <code>CURSOR.MOD</code>: Mouse cursor file
+Windows 1.0 DR2 - Puzzle.png|Puzzle application
-* <code>DEMO.BAT</code>: Used to launch the Microsoft Windows demonstration
+Windows 1.0 DR2 - Color Demo (palette).png|Color Demo (palette)
-* <code>DISPLAY.MOD</code>: Display driver file
+Windows 1.0 DR2 - Color Demo (boxes).png|Color Demo (boxes)
-* <code>FONT.RES</code>: Font resources
+Windows 1.0 DR2 - Status bar (menu).png|Status bar menu
-* <code>GDI.MOD</code>: GDI (Graphics Device Interface) system file
+</gallery>
-* <code>KERNEL.MOD</code>: Microsoft Windows kernel system file
-* <code>KEYBOARD.MOD</code>: Keyboard system file
+== References ==
-* <code>KEYNAMES.BIN</code>: Extra keyboard system file
+<references />
-* <code>MB.EXE</code>: Mapbase application (MS-DOS)
-* <code>MOUSE.MOD</code>: Mouse driver file
+[[Category:Windows 1.0]]
-* <code>PUZZLE.MOD</code>: Puzzle sample application
-* <code>PUZZLE.RES</code>: Resource file for Puzzle sample application
-* <code>REVERSI.MOD</code>: Reversi sample application
-* <code>REVERSI.RES</code>: Resource file for Reversi sample application
-* <code>SAMPLE.MOD</code>: Sample Application
-* <code>SAMPLE.RES</code>: Resource file for Sample Application
-* <code>SHELL.MOD</code>: "DOS Window" shell application
-* <code>SHELL.RES</code>: Resource file for "DOS Window" shell application
-* <code>TIMER.MOD</code>: System timer driver file
-* <code>WINDOWS.MOD</code>: Microsoft Windows executable file
-* <code>WINDOWS.RES</code>: Resource file for Microsoft Windows executable file