Version
|
Date
|
Requirements
|
1.01 |
11/85 |
-
MS-DOS version 2.0
- Two double - sided disk drives or a hard disk
- 256K of memory or greater
- Graphics-adapter card |
1.03
|
8/86 |
Requirements
- MS-DOS version 2.0
- Two double-sided disk drives or a hard disk
- 320K of memory or greater
- Graphics-adapter card
Changes:
- MS-DOS version 3.2 support
- Enhanced keyboard support
- AT&T 6300 and AT&T 6300 Plus support - 14-, 18-,
and 24-point sizes added to TimesRoman and Helvetica fonts
- Generic/Text Only printer driver added
- PostScript printer driver added
- .WRI extension used for Windows Write files (version 1.01
used .DOC extension)
- Support for all features of the international version
|
DDL |
1/87 |
Windows Device Driver Library Volume 1
Additional
support for display devices, printers, and pointing devices
added |
1.04
|
4/87 |
Requirements
- MS-DOS version 2.0
- Two double-sided disk drives or a hard disk 320K of memory
or greater
- Graphics-adapter card
Changes
- IBM Personal System/2 support
- COMM.DRV revised to support ept port for IBM 3812 Pageprinter
- HP downloadable soft font support
|
2.03 |
11/87 |
Requirements
- MS-DOS version 3.0
- Two double-sided disk drives or a hard disk
- 512K of memory or greater -
Graphics-adapter card
Changes
- Overlapping windows instead of tiled windows
- LIM Version 4.0 expanded memory support
- Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) support
- SMARTDrive disk-cache program included
- Revised .FON format for screen fonts
- NEWFON.EXE included to convert 1.x font format to 2.x font
format
- Revised Paint file format
- CVTPAINT.EXE included to convert 2.x Paint file format to
1.x format
- About command moved to File menu from System menu
- Printer Timeouts option added to Control Panel
- Mouse Acceleration option added to Control Panel
- Warning Beep toggle added to Control Panel
- Notepad About command reports
- Remaining Free Space
- 3812 Pageprinter no longer supported
|
2.10 |
5/27/88 |
Requirements
- 512K Memory
- MS-DOS version 3.0 or later
- One floppy-disk drive AND one hard disk (note that a hard
disk is now required)
- Graphics adapter card (the box notes: IBM EGA, IBM VGA,
IBM 8514, IBM CGA, Hercules Graphics Card, or compatibles)
- Use of the Microsoft Mouse is optional
- Packaged with 5.25-inch 1.2 megabyte disks OR 3.5-inch 720K
disks, plus an order form for free 360K 5.25-inch disks
Changes
- New HIMEM.SYS driver allowing the use of the first 64K of
extended memory to store part of Windows, giving approximately
50K additional conventional memory inside Windows
- Support for approximately 65 more printers than version
2.03, bringing the total supported printers to approximately
127
- Support for additional computers
- Support for additional display devices
|
2.11 |
3/13/89 |
Requirements
Same as Version 2.1
Changes
- Accounts for memory freed by XMS when computing the maximum
swap size allowed
- Increased minimum bankable memory required for large frame
EMS
- Setup program no longer terminates when incompatible driver
is encountered
- Setup corrected to permit set up on 512K machine with MS-DOS
version 3.3
- Updated COMM.DRV to solve handshaking problems at 9600 bits
per second (BPS)
- Updated HPPCL.DRV driver that supports LaserJet series IID,
Olivetti LP 5000, Toshiba
- PageLaser 12, and Intel Visual Edge
- Updated PSCRIPT.DRV driver that supports Olivetti LP 5000
in PostScript mode
- Printing speed increased - Windows/386 WINOLDAP.MOD modified
to support high- resolution displays Additions
- AppleTalk library (must accompany the new PostScript driver)
- Toshiba 24-pin printer driver
- 8514/a driver for Windows/386
- /E switch to adjust large frame EMS threshold
|
3.0 |
5/22/90 |
Requirements
- 2.11 requirements plus the following:
- MS-DOS 3.1 or higher
- 640K Conventional Memory
- 256K Extended Memory
Changes
- Windows runs in protected mode -- direct extended memory
access
- 386 enhanced mode virtual memory provides more memory than
physically in RAM by swapping blocks of RAM to the hard drive.
- Color palette managed by Windows 3.0
- Device-independent color bitmap support
- Improved network support
- New dialog boxes, system fonts, and menus
- Graphical environment
- New HIMEM.SYS XMS (spec. 2.0) driver. 16 MB support
- EMM386.SYS expanded memory manager
- 32 printer drivers supporting 170 different printers --
including HP LaserJet III series
- MS-DOS programs run in a window
- Three mode operation (real, standard, 386 enhanced).
- Icon-based Program Manager
- Tree-structured File Manager
- Asymetrix Daybook 1.0a bundled
|
3.00a |
10/31/90 |
Requirements
Same as Windows 3.0
Changes
- Maintenance release of 3.0 focusing on very specific problems
with: Networking Dynamic Data Exchange Low-memory conditions
Setup Extended character support for printers
- Retail package shipped with Windows Q&A booklet
|
3.00a
Multimedia Extensions |
Fall
1991 |
Requirements
Multimedia PC (MPC) Specifications:
- 80386 sx or dx IBM compatible
- 2 megabytes RAM
- VGA or higher (16 color minimum)
- 30 Megabyte hard drive
- CD-ROM (with audio output support)
- 2-button mouse
- Audio hardware
Changes
- Available only through hardware OEM
- New device drivers to connect with specific MPC hardware.
- Introduced Media Control Interface (MCI)
- Enhanced Control Panel includes screen saver, video driver
icon (Drivers), joystick control, driver installer, event
based sound control, and MIDI mapping control
- New Accessories: MPC Alarm Clock, Media Player,
- Sound Recorder
|
3.10 |
4/6/92 |
Requirements
- MS-DOS 3.1 or later
- IBM compatible 80286 or higher (386 recommended)
- 640K Conventional memory
- 256K extended memory (XMS v 2.0 or higher)
- 1024K extended memory recommended on 80286 - 2048K extended
memory recommended on 80386
- 5.25-inch (high density) or 3.5-inch floppy drive
- Fixed drive with 6 megabytes free (10 megabytes recommended)
- EGA, VGA, SVGA, XGA, 8514/A, or Hercules video card or 100%
compatible card, and monitor
- Mouse recommended
Changes
- Available in upgrade or full package (upgrade does not require
earlier version)
- Improved Setup program offers express, custom, network,
and troubleshooting setup
- Computer-based Windows 3.1 tutorial
- Consistent dialog boxes
- Improved online Help
- OLE Drag and drop, OLE support in many applications
- Improved File Manager
- Improved printer support through use of UNIdriver
- New video drivers support MS-DOS graphics in a window
- WD1003 virtual hard drive controller
- Virtual memory changeable in Control Panel
- Standard and enhanced mode operation only
- TrueType scalable font support
- Includes multimedia extensions (inclusions)
- Includes new SMARTDrive version 4.0, HIMEM XMS manager 3.0,
new EMM386.EXE
- Standard mode can now run with EMM386.EXE running
- Documentation includes "Getting Started" manual
- 266 different types of printers supported
|
3.11 |
12/31/93 |
Requirements
- Same as version 3.1
Changes
- Certificate of Authenticity
- More sophisticated hologram and an MS (3M) sticker on box
- An 800 number to call (in the United States & Canada)
and check for product legitimacy
- Updated drivers
- Five updated core files
- NetWare support files (from Novell)
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