"Windows V1.0"

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Tue Apr 23 23:46:44 2002

Windows 2 was what they shipped so you could run Excel, which had grown
popular on the MacIntosh, on the PC/AT. That's where much of the prejudice
against "smartdrv" came from, since that first release didn't work very well.
I don't think there were many other app's for it.

Dick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marvin Johnston" <marvin_at_rain.org>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 9:00 PM
Subject: Re: "Windows V1.0"


>
> I don't recall any "Windows 2.0", but rather Windows 286 and Windows
> 386.
>
>
> "Zane H. Healy" wrote:
> >
> > > Zenith changed their software packaging a few times over the years.
> > >
> > > This is the same packaging as what I have on OS/2 1.0, and MS-DOS
> > > 3.3+.
> > >
> > > Consequently, looking back at the calendar, I think that
> > > it's far more likely that this is Windows 2.0 or 2.1.
> >
> > It's not much help, but the first Z248 that we recieved had MS-DOS 3.x and
> > Windows 1.0x floppies included with it.
> >
> > I've never seen a copy of Windows 2.x, however, oddly enough I recently
> > found a shrinkwrapped copy of Windows 1.0 in the trash!
> >
> > On a vaguely interesting Windows 1.x note, the PC version of the game
> > "Balance of Power" included just enough of Windows 1.x to run the game!
It
> > was the only use I ever had for Windows 1.x :^)
> >
> > Zane
>
>
Received on Tue Apr 23 2002 - 23:46:44 BST