Windows 2 (Was: Re: "Windows V1.0)

From: Sridhar the POWERful <vance_at_ikickass.org>
Date: Wed Apr 24 13:11:49 2002

On Wed, 24 Apr 2002, Douglas H. Quebbeman wrote:

> > 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.
>
> Windows 2.0 came to me bundled with my Microsoft Mouse
> (the Dove Bar version with the steel rollers).
>
> As far as apps, Micrografix Draw was somewhat popular;
> but you're right, there weren't many...

Aldus Pagemaker was another popular Windows 2.0 application.

Peace... Sridhar
Received on Wed Apr 24 2002 - 13:11:49 BST