- Microsoft Windows 1.01 (pcjs.org)
Microsoft Windows 1.01, the first public version of Windows, was released on November 20, 1985. It is shown here running on an IBM PC XT (Model 5160) with an EGA Display. You can also run Windows 1.01 with a CGA Display. Or just for fun, on four machines simultaneously.
released to manufacturing
- Windows 1.0 (Wikipedia)
**Windows 1.0 **was the first major release of Microsoft Windows, a family of graphical operating systems for personal computers developed by Microsoft. It was first released to manufacturing in the United States on November 20, 1985, while the European version was released as Windows 1.02 in May 1986.