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Premeire Edition 1.00 is the only known build of Microsoft Windows Premeire Edition 1.00 to have been released. It was originally released on the Euro-Asian Beta Group by betaguy224 (Hiroshi Nakamura) and OBrasilo (Joao de Comoes). Later, it was released on BetaArchive by unblestone, who got it from Namronia (Norman Koch).
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|tcb = [https://thecollectionbook.info/builds/windows/build/17 No key required]
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'''Premiere Edition''' is a preliminary release of the [[Microsoft]] [[Windows 1.0]] operating environment, which shipped to testers in July 1985 to provide an early look at the Windows product, before the final product was finished and ready to be shipped. The final release was [[Windows 1.0/1.01|Windows 1.01]].


There is very little difference in this build from Microsoft Windows 1.01, however, it only comes on four disks, is smaller and lacks Windows Write.
'''Quoting Tandy Trower (Microsoft Windows 1.0 product manager):'''
''"But by the early summer of 1985, we were still not close to being done, so Steve declared we should release a preliminary release that I dubbed the "Premiere Edition", which we provided to key application vendors, analysts, and members of the press for feedback and in partial fulfillment of Ballmer’s promise to ship the product that summer."''
'''Source:''' [http://technologizer.com/2010/03/08/the-secret-origin-of-windows/2/]


Windows Premiere Edition is actually a beta: in [http://technologizer.com/2010/03/08/the-secret-origin-of-windows/2/ this blog entry] by Tandy Trower, who was the Project Manager on Windows 1.x. Extract (emphasis added in): ''But by the early summer of 1985, we were still not close to being done, so Steve [Ballmer] declared '''we should release a preliminary release that I dubbed the Premiere Edition''', which we provided to key application vendors, analysts, and members of the press for feedback and in partial fulfillment of Ballmer’s promise to ship the product that summer.''
'''According to Trower, the memory management code of the operating system needed to be rewritten at a later point in development:'''


Also noted in the same blog entry was the critical bug mentioned: ''Then just at the point I was starting to feel more optimistic about wrapping things up the architect of the memory management code told me he found a critical defect in its design and would need to re-write it, basically rendering all testing to date useless.''
''"Then just at the point I was starting to feel more optimistic about wrapping things up the architect of the memory management code told me he found a critical defect in its design and would need to re-write it, basically rendering all testing to date useless. I pleaded with him to find an easier way, but after a thorough discussion there was no option other than to let him proceed and restart the testing process."''


[[file:Win100fake.jpg|thumb]]
A properly preserved and fully original copy of this release is available on the forum as a "BetaArchive exclusive". [http://www.betaarchive.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=33172 See here for details.].
At one point in time, there was a fake "Windows 1.00" floating around, which was nothing more than a hex-edit of a few files.
 
=== Alias' copy ===
A [http://www.betaarchive.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=33024 picture] of the floppy disk set of this build and a screenshot of the Windows logo screen were provided by a user named Alias, who eventually provided the site with a well preserved and fully original copy, [http://www.betaarchive.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=33172 currently provided to visitors as a BetaArchive exclusive.].
 
== Gallery ==
=== Disk scans ===
<gallery>
Windows_1_Premier_Edition_Disk_1_floppy.jpeg|Disk 1
Windows_1_Premier_Edition_Disk_2_floppy.jpeg|Disk 2
Windows_1_Premier_Edition_Disk_3_floppy.jpeg|Disk 3
Windows_1_Premier_Edition_Disk_4_floppy.jpeg|Disk 4
</gallery>
 
=== Main ===
<gallery>
Win10PE-IBMXT.JPG|Premiere Edition running on an IBM PC-XT
</gallery>
 
[[Category:Windows 1.0]]

Latest revision as of 06:59, 6 November 2023

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Premiere Edition
Kernel version 1.0
CPU architecture x86 (16-bit)
Edition N/A
BIOS date 31st July 1985
TCB No key required

Premiere Edition is a preliminary release of the Microsoft Windows 1.0 operating environment, which shipped to testers in July 1985 to provide an early look at the Windows product, before the final product was finished and ready to be shipped. The final release was Windows 1.01.

Quoting Tandy Trower (Microsoft Windows 1.0 product manager): "But by the early summer of 1985, we were still not close to being done, so Steve declared we should release a preliminary release that I dubbed the "Premiere Edition", which we provided to key application vendors, analysts, and members of the press for feedback and in partial fulfillment of Ballmer’s promise to ship the product that summer." Source: [1]

According to Trower, the memory management code of the operating system needed to be rewritten at a later point in development:

"Then just at the point I was starting to feel more optimistic about wrapping things up the architect of the memory management code told me he found a critical defect in its design and would need to re-write it, basically rendering all testing to date useless. I pleaded with him to find an easier way, but after a thorough discussion there was no option other than to let him proceed and restart the testing process."

A properly preserved and fully original copy of this release is available on the forum as a "BetaArchive exclusive". See here for details..

Alias' copy

A picture of the floppy disk set of this build and a screenshot of the Windows logo screen were provided by a user named Alias, who eventually provided the site with a well preserved and fully original copy, currently provided to visitors as a BetaArchive exclusive..

Gallery

Disk scans

Main