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Windows 1.0 was the first release of the Microsoft Windows environment for [[MS-DOS]].  It was not a commercial sucess, however it's design would influence the Presentation Manger for OS/2.
 
Windows 1.0 was the first release of the Microsoft Windows environment for [[MS-DOS]].  It was not a commercial sucess, however it's design would influence the Presentation Manger for OS/2.
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Windows 1.0 did not have overlapping windows, and it did not support PS/2 mice.  It only ran in real mode.  Needless to say this was *NOT* a popular version.  It really only is of historical interest.
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Even in a primitave state like this, it did have all of the components such as, USER, GDI, KERNEL etc..
  
 
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Revision as of 13:19, 22 September 2009

Windows 1.0

Windows 1.0 was the first release of the Microsoft Windows environment for MS-DOS. It was not a commercial sucess, however it's design would influence the Presentation Manger for OS/2.

Windows 1.0 did not have overlapping windows, and it did not support PS/2 mice. It only ran in real mode. Needless to say this was *NOT* a popular version. It really only is of historical interest.

Even in a primitave state like this, it did have all of the components such as, USER, GDI, KERNEL etc..