{"id":116351,"date":"2020-11-20T09:40:25","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T06:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/35-years-of-microsoft-windows-remembering-windows-1-0\/"},"modified":"2020-11-20T09:40:25","modified_gmt":"2020-11-20T06:40:25","slug":"35-years-of-microsoft-windows-remembering-windows-1-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/35-years-of-microsoft-windows-remembering-windows-1-0\/","title":{"rendered":"#35 Years of Microsoft Windows: Remembering Windows 1.0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2738c3679f8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2738c3679f8\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/35-years-of-microsoft-windows-remembering-windows-1-0\/#When_GUIs_Were_the_New_Hotness\" >When GUIs Were the New Hotness<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/35-years-of-microsoft-windows-remembering-windows-1-0\/#Using_Windows_10\" >Using Windows 1.0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/35-years-of-microsoft-windows-remembering-windows-1-0\/#Reversi_The_First_Windows_Game\" >Reversi: The First Windows Game<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/35-years-of-microsoft-windows-remembering-windows-1-0\/#Reception_and_Legacy\" >Reception and Legacy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/35-years-of-microsoft-windows-remembering-windows-1-0\/#How_to_Run_Windows_10_in_Your_Browser\" >How to Run Windows 1.0 in Your Browser<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#35 Years of Microsoft Windows: Remembering Windows 1.0&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_700775\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-700775 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/xwindows_1_hero_1.jpg.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.R0ueOFDcch.jpg\" alt=\"Windows 1.0 on an old computer monitor.\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" data-credittext=\"Microsoft\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Microsoft<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Microsoft released Windows 1.0 on Nov. 20, 1985. Starting as an environment that ran on top of MS-DOS, Windows became the most popular desktop operating system in the world. Let\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> back in time, and take a look at what the original Windows 1.0 was like.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_GUIs_Were_the_New_Hotness\"><\/span>When GUIs Were the New Hotness<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In the early \u201980s, the tech press regarded mouse-based <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Graphical_user_interface\">graphical user interfaces<\/a> (GUIs) and multitasking as the hot new thing. It was similar to the current craze over augmented reality and neural networks.<\/p>\n<p>At that time, the entire industry was aware of Xerox\u2019s work on the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Xerox_Alto\">Alto computer<\/a> at PARC in the 1970s. A commercial version of that <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a>, the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Xerox_Star\">Xerox Star<\/a>, had shipped in 1981.<\/p>\n<p>As personal computers improved in CPU speed and memory capacity, it became possible for lower-cost machines to run GUIs, which dramatically improved user-friendliness. In 1983, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le released its $10,000 mouse-based <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apple_Lisa\">Apple Lisa<\/a> computer. Meanwhile, less expensive, IBM PC-based GUIs (like the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Visi_On\">Visi-On<\/a>) started to appear.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_700768\" style=\"width: 642px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-700768 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/xwindows_1_Screenshot.png.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.UvMb_P89Fb.png\" alt=\"The Windows 1.0 desktop with many tiled applications open.\" width=\"642\" height=\"482\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Windows 1.01 desktop with tiled application windows (they couldn\u2019t overlap).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> trend toward GUIs in the industry prompted Microsoft to start working on an experimental precursor to Windows as early as 1981. However, the project formally launched a few years later, in 1983, and\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/betawiki.net\/wiki\/Windows_1.0_%22BYTE%22_build\">Windows was announced to the press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It took two more years and a new project manager (Tandy Trower) before a\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.technologizer.com\/2010\/03\/08\/the-secret-origin-of-windows\/\">shippable product<\/a>\u00a0was created.\u00a0Windows 1.01 launched in 1985, but when it finally shipped, it made few waves in the industry. However, that first version laid the foundation for the future of Microsoft.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Using_Windows_10\"><\/span>Using Windows 1.0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To use Windows 1.0 back in the day, you purchased a boxed copy of the software. Then, you either installed it to a hard disk inside your PC or ran it from two floppy disks. Windows 1.0 wasn\u2019t a stand-alone operating system. Rather, it was a graphical application environment that ran on top of MS-DOS.<\/p>\n<p>Windows 1.0 supported CGA, Hercules, or EGA graphics. You could also use a number of mice that were on the market at the time, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vintagecomputing.com\/index.php\/archives\/291\/retro-scan-of-the-week-the-first-microsoft-mouse\">including Microsoft\u2019s<\/a>. A mouse wasn\u2019t required, though. Just as you can today,\u00a0you could control Windows entirely with keyboard commands.<\/p>\n<p>After booting, if you wanted to launch Windows, you just typed \u201cwin\u201d at the MS-DOS prompt.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_700767\" style=\"width: 642px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-700767 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/xwin_boot_Screen.png.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.rj-5CIyIML.png\" alt=\"The Microsoft Windows 1.01 logo on a vintage computer.\" width=\"642\" height=\"482\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Windows 1.01 splash screen (note the vintage Microsoft logo).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Windows 1.01 was the first public release version of Windows. Compared to the versions that followed, Windows 1.01 represented a fairly primitive graphical environment. It included a simple program launcher and file manager called MS-DOS Executive. This was a bare-bones list of file names, with nary an icon to be seen.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_700765\" style=\"width: 642px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-700765 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/xmsdos_executive.png.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.zppabrvtfy.png\" alt=\"A list of files in &quot;MS-DOS Executive&quot; on Windows 1.01.\" width=\"642\" height=\"482\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">MS-DOS Executive on Windows 1.01.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you clicked an EXE file in MS-DOS Executive, the program would open as an application window. You could maximize or minimize it using the Zoom or Icon functions, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>When minimized, an application was represented by an icon on a simple task bar that stretched across the bottom of the screen. At any time, you could double-click an icon in the task bar to open that window again.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_700885\" style=\"width: 642px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-700885 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/win_1_notepad.png.pagespeed.ce.DbfDTg370p.png\" alt=\"A typed message in &quot;Notepad&quot; on Windows 1.0.\" width=\"642\" height=\"482\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Notepad and the task bar in Windows 1.01.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Windows 1.0 also included several basic applications, including Calendar, Clock, Clipboard, Cardfile, Terminal, Notepad, Write, and Paint. Notepad was suitably Spartan in function, and Paint only supported monochrome graphics.<\/p>\n<p>The software also ran MS-DOS programs within a window, but few single-task DOS applications behaved properly in this new multitask environment.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-700886 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/xwindows_1_paint.png.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.nG8NB96l71.png\" alt=\"A graphical drawing in &quot;Paint&quot; on Windows 1.0. \" width=\"642\" height=\"482\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Unlike later versions of Windows (and the Macintosh OS), Windows 1.0 didn\u2019t support overlapping windows. Instead, windows could only be tiled side by side on-screen, and their contents would automatically resize to fit the available space.<\/p>\n<p>According to many Windows history websites, Microsoft made this decision to avoid similarities with MacOS. However, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.technologizer.com\/2010\/03\/08\/the-secret-origin-of-windows\/2\/\">according to Trower<\/a>, it might have just been the preference of an earlier project manager and there was no time to change it before shipping.<\/p>\n<p>While it\u2019s primitive by today\u2019s standards, Windows 1.0 was still an impressive start, considering the low-powered PCs that could run it at the time. It laid the groundwork for future expansion on the concept. Additionally, some of its innovations informed successful new Windows features later on, including\u00a0the task bar introduced on Windows 95.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>Windows 95 Turns 25: When Windows Went Mainstream<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reversi_The_First_Windows_Game\"><\/span>Reversi: The First Windows Game<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-700766 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/xreversi_screenshot_1.png.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.uptKJmDGuz.png\" alt=\"A game of &quot;Reversi&quot; on Windows 1.0.\" width=\"642\" height=\"482\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Windows 1.0 shipped with the first ever commercially published Windows <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>:\u00a0<em>Reversi<\/em>. This strategy board game was programmed by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shacknews.com\/article\/120300\/bet-on-black-how-microsoft-and-xbox-changed-pop-culture-part-1?page=4\">Chris Peters<\/a>\u00a0at Microsoft just as an experimental exercise. However, it was later included in the Windows 1.0 release as part of a set of built-in applications.<\/p>\n<p><em>Reversi<\/em> is based on <em>Othello<\/em>, and it has four levels. Unfortunately, it\u2019s also brutally difficult. It didn\u2019t gain as many fans as later Windows gaming staples, like\u00a0<em>Solitaire<\/em> and <em>Minesweeper<\/em>. Nevertheless, <em>Reversi<\/em> did ship with Windows up to version 3.0 in 1990.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>30 Years of &#8216;Minesweeper&#8217; (Sudoku with Explosions)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Very few commercial games ever saw release for Windows 1.0. In fact, the only one we know of is <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/winworldpc.com\/product\/balance-of-power\/1985-edition\"><em>Balance of Power<\/em><\/a>, the geopolitical strategy game created by legendary designer, Chris Crawford. This might make <em>Balance of Power<\/em> the official second Windows game, if you don\u2019t count the internal ones developed at Microsoft, like <em>Puzzle<\/em> and <em>Chess<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_700778\" style=\"width: 642px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-700778 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/xbalance_of_power_windows_1.png.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.PXeZq4PtDa.png\" alt=\"&quot;Balance of Power&quot; on Windows 1.0.\" width=\"642\" height=\"482\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The only known commercial Windows 1.0 game: <em>Balance of Power<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Over the next few years, developers released <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20111009050751\/http:\/\/members.chello.at\/theodor.lauppert\/windows\/10-games.htm\">several shareware games for Windows<\/a>, but you can count the total number on two hands. It\u2019s possible Windows didn\u2019t see another retail game release until 1991 (<em>Battle Chess<\/em>\u00a0for Windows 3.0).<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reception_and_Legacy\"><\/span>Reception and Legacy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Windows 1.0 received a lukewarm response from the press when it launched. Having first been announced in 1983, most considered it two years late. Plus, other windowing systems for PCs and the Macintosh OS surpassed it in style and capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>In 1985, PC mice were also expensive accessories. Given the lack of applications available for Windows, there was also no killer app to drive adoption at that point.\u00a0Even Microsoft\u2019s Word and Excel programs wouldn\u2019t ship with Windows for another year.<\/p>\n<p>Costs would have to come down and baseline PC system capabilities would have to rise before that could happen.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_700912\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-700912 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/xboxed_copy_of_windows.jpg.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.qsvD6Pu2g6.jpg\" alt=\"The Microsoft Windows software box.\" width=\"650\" height=\"452\" data-credittext=\"Microsoft\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A boxed retail copy of Windows 1.0. <span class=\"imagecredit\">Microsoft<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Still, Windows 1.0 was a big first step into a huge new product line, even if Microsoft didn\u2019t realize it at the time. Since then, we\u2019ve seen at least a dozen major versions of Windows, from Windows 2.0 to Windows 10. And that\u2019s not even counting the offshoots, like the Windows XP Tablet Edition and the Windows Phone.<\/p>\n<p>Windows is still big business for Microsoft, and it all started 35 years ago with Windows 1.01. Believe it or not, Microsoft continued to support the Windows 1.0 Standard Edition <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/lifecycle\/search\/1126\">until Dec. 31, 2001<\/a>\u2014a full 16 years after its release, making it the longest-supported version of Windows to date.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>Windows 3.0 Is 30 Years Old: Here&#8217;s What Made It Special<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Run_Windows_10_in_Your_Browser\"><\/span>How to Run Windows 1.0 in Your Browser<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Want to try Windows 1.0 yourself? It\u2019s as easy as <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcjs.org\/software\/pcx86\/sys\/windows\/1.01\/\">visiting the PCjs Machines site<\/a>, where you\u2019ll find a full emulation of an IBM PC running Windows 1.0 in JavaScript.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s worth noting that the PCjs simulation of Windows 1.0 has a squat appearance on modern screens. This is because it displays a 640 x 350 EGA window with square pixels. Back in the day, this would have been stretched to a 4:3 screen ratio, like a traditional CRT monitor. All of our Windows 1.0 images above were adjusted to match the way they would have originally appeared on vintage hardware.<\/p>\n<p>While you\u2019re using the Windows simulation, try running Paint or playing some\u00a0<em>Reversi<\/em>. You\u2019ll see just how far we\u2019ve come.<\/p>\n<p>Happy birthday, Windows!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Starting as an environment that ran on top of MS-DOS, Windows became the most popular desktop operating system in the world. 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