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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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-'''Development Release #2''' is an early pre-release build of the [[Microsoft]] [[Windows 1.0]] operating system, compiled sometime in June 1984. Only the [[wikipedia:Tandy 2000|Tandy 2000]] variant of this build is currently known to exist, however, a PC-compatible variant of this build would've been shipped as well.
+'''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 the Boston Computer Society meeting in June 1984. 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. It can be seen that this build uses the <code>.MOD</code> extension and thus predates the [[wikipedia:New Executable|NE]] executable format. This remains until [[Windows 1.0/Development Release 5|Development Release #5]].
+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.
-The Clipboard application was not included in the demonstration. It is currently unknown why it was removed.
+For some reason, the Clipboard application wasn't included with the demo.
 == File list ==
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 == Gallery ==
 <gallery>
-File:Windows 1.0 DR2 - DOS Window.png|DOS Window
+Windows 1.0 DR2 - DOS Window.png|DOS Window
-File:Windows 1.0 DR2 - DOS Window (sub-menu).png|"Special" menu
+Windows 1.0 DR2 - DOS Window (sub-menu).png|"Special" menu
-File:Windows 1.0 DR2 - DOS Window (long-view).png|DOS Window (long-view)
+Windows 1.0 DR2 - DOS Window (long-view).png|DOS Window (long-view)
-File:Windows 1.0 DR2 - Multitasking.png|Multitasking
+Windows 1.0 DR2 - Multitasking.png|Multitasking
-File:Windows 1.0 DR2 - Resizing.png|Resizing windows
+Windows 1.0 DR2 - Resizing.png|Resizing windows
-File:Windows 1.0 DR2 - Puzzle.png|Puzzle application
+Windows 1.0 DR2 - Puzzle.png|Puzzle application
-File:Windows 1.0 DR2 - Color Demo (palette).png|Color Demo (palette)
+Windows 1.0 DR2 - Color Demo (palette).png|Color Demo (palette)
-File:Windows 1.0 DR2 - Color Demo (boxes).png|Color Demo (boxes)
+Windows 1.0 DR2 - Color Demo (boxes).png|Color Demo (boxes)
-File:Windows 1.0 DR2 - Status bar (menu).png|Status bar menu
+Windows 1.0 DR2 - Status bar (menu).png|Status bar menu
 </gallery>
-[[Category:Windows 1.0 1984 pre-releases]]
+== References ==
+<references />
+[[Category:Windows 1.0]]