Development 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 Development Release line.
For some reason, this build does not include the Clipboard app, which was included again in the next build.
Files
Just like the previous build, 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.
Note that whereas versions of Windows for the IBM PC and compatibles generally used the .EXE file extension for executable program files, this demonstration instead used the .MOD extension for most executable files.
The files here are as follows:
BOXES.MOD/BOXES.RES: Color demoCALC.MOD/CALC.RES: Calculator applicationCOMMAND.COM: Microsoft MS-DOS command interpreterCONFIG.BIN: System configuration fileCURSOR.MOD: Cursor routinesDEMO.BAT: Used to launch the Microsoft Windows demonstrationDISPLAY.MOD: Display driver fileFONT.RES: Font resourcesGDI.MOD: GDI (Graphics Device Interface) system fileKERNEL.MOD: Microsoft Windows kernel system fileKEYBOARD.MOD: Keyboard system fileKEYNAMES.BIN: Input translation table lookup fileMB.EXE: Module bootMOUSE.MOD: Mouse driver filePUZZLE.MOD/PUZZLE.RES: Puzzle sample applicationREVERSI.MOD/REVERSI.RES: Reversi sample applicationSAMPLE.MOD/SAMPLE.RES: Sample ApplicationSHELL.MOD/SHELL.RES: "DOS Window" shell applicationTIMER.MOD: System timer driver fileWINDOWS.MOD/WINDOWS.RES: Microsoft Windows User component
