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'''Windows/386 2.01''' is the first version of [[Microsoft]] [[Windows]] released for Intel 80386-based PCs and compatibles, and was shipped prior to the final release of Windows 2.0, in September 1987, before the rest of the product was ready.
Windows 2.01 (Compaq OEM) is the earliest available version of Windows 2.0x.
 
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The final version of Microsoft Windows 2.0 was shipped in approximately November to December 1987, and included both, Microsoft Windows 2.03 and Microsoft Windows/386 2.03.
 
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== Versions ==
=== Next releases ===
*[[Windows 2.x/2.03|Windows 2.03 and Microsoft Windows/386 2.03 (Retail)]]
*[[Windows 2.x/2.10|Windows/286 2.1 and Microsoft Windows/386 2.1 (Retail)]]
*[[Windows 2.x/2.11|Windows/286 2.11 and Microsoft Windows/386 2.11 (Retail)]]
 
== Screenshots ==
<gallery>
P6208092.jpg
P6208094.jpg
Win386-splash.png|Splash screen
Win201-calendar.png|Calendar
Win201-paint.png|Paint
Win201-pife.png|PIF Editor
Win201-pifedit.png|About PIF Editor
Win201-reversi.png|Reversi
Win201-write.png|Write
Win386-about.png|About dialog
Win386-date.png|Get Info
Win386-doswin.png|Command processor
Win386-si.png|Norton system information
</gallery>
 
== References ==
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[[Category:Windows 2.x]]

Latest revision as of 18:00, 13 September 2021

Windows/386 2.01 is the first version of Microsoft Windows released for Intel 80386-based PCs and compatibles, and was shipped prior to the final release of Windows 2.0, in September 1987, before the rest of the product was ready.

This release schedule was done to meet a deadline for providing Compaq with a version of Microsoft Windows that could take advantage of the advanced capabilities of its 80386-based machines.[1]

The final version of Microsoft Windows 2.0 was shipped in approximately November to December 1987, and included both, Microsoft Windows 2.03 and Microsoft Windows/386 2.03.

Versions

Next releases

Screenshots

References