"Microsoft Windows extends the features of the DOS operating system, yet is compatible with most existing applications that run under DOS. Windows lets users integrate tasks they perform with their computers by providing the ability to work with several programs at the same time and easily switch between them without having to quit and restart individual applicatications. In addition, it provides a rich foundation for a new generation of applications."
Version 1.0 dubbed Interface Manager
This from ZDNet:
Windows 1.0, which could only support tiled (not overlapping) windows, included standard desktop features such as MS-DOS Executive (DOS file manager), Calendar, Cardfile, Notepad, Terminal, Calculator and Clock; utlilities including Control Panel, PIF (Program Information File) Editor, RAMDrive (for managing memory cards designed to beat the PC's 640KB memory limit), Clipboard and Print Spooler. There was even a game, Reversi. In a 'special introductory offer', Windows 1.0 came with Windows Write and Windows Paint and cost $99.
The minimum system requirements for Windows 1.0 now seem impossibly quaint: MS-DOS version 2.0; two double-sided floppy disk drives or a hard disk; 256KB of memory or greater; a graphics adapter card.
YOU'VE COME A LONG WAY BABY!!!
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