What is Win8.1 ancestor Windows 1.01? This website tells you

Computer shop news: Russian famous news source WZor posted a very interesting website on Twitter, which can virtualize the Windows 1.01 system environment. This antique-grade system is automatically loaded when the website is opened. Maybe many of our Win8.1 users have never used this first version of Windows 30 years ago, but on this website we can explore the memories that are gradually forgotten by the world through this historical black and white interface.

▲ Windows 1.01 boot screen

Windows 1.01 is the first improved version of Windows 1.0 official version. Windows 1.0 is Microsoft's first attempt to make a graphical user interface to the PC operating platform and the first Windows operating system version released by Microsoft. It is based on the MS-DOS operating system. In fact, the 1.0 version is not an operating system, and it is only a DOS-based application.

▲ Calendar program version information

The mouse function in this system has received special attention, users can complete most of the operations by clicking the mouse. Windows 1.0 comes with some simple applications, including calendars, notepads, calculators, and more. Another notable feature of Windows 1.0 is that it allows users to execute multiple programs at the same time and switch between programs, which is unthinkable for DOS.

▲Calculator

Windows 1.0 can display 256 colors (the website only displays black and white), the window can be arbitrarily scaled, another one in Windows 1.x The important program is the Control Panel, which has a clear definition of the driver and virtual memory, but with very limited functionality.

▲ Built-in Reversi Game

After entering the website, the page may request to hide the mouse pointer of your current system, which may be that the two pointers will be confused. If you are also afraid of confusion, you can agree to the website request, but you need to be aware that you can only use the pointer of Windows 1.01 in the webpage at this time, and you cannot remove it from the virtual system. There are many ways to recover, such as pressing the Win key.

Nowadays, it has entered the Windows 10 era, but once Windows 1.0 and Windows 1.01 did not disappear with the emergence of new products. On the contrary, only by keeping in mind the history can we look to the future. Experience Windows 1.01 may make us feel the charm and power of existing Windows.