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#REDIRECT [[Windows 2.1]] |
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{{short description|16-bit Microsoft Windows GUI-based operating environment}} |
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{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2016}} |
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{{Infobox OS version |
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| name = Windows 2.1x |
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| version of = [[Microsoft Windows]] |
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|logo = Windows logo and wordmark - 1985.svg |
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| screenshot = Windows 2.1.png |
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| caption = Screenshot of Windows 2.1 |
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| developer = [[Microsoft]] |
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| source_model = [[Closed source software|Closed source]] |
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| license = [[Commercial software]] |
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| preceded_by = [[Windows 2.0x]] (1987) |
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| succeeded_by = [[Windows 3.0]] (1990) |
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| first_release_date = {{Start date and age|1988|5|27|mf=yes}} |
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| first_release_url = http://support.microsoft.com/kb/32905 |
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| release_version = 2.11 |
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| release_date = {{Start date and age|1989|3|13|mf=yes}} |
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| release_url = {{cite web|url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/32905/windows-version-history|title=Windows Version History|website=Support|publisher=[[Microsoft]]|date=July 19, 2005}} |
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| support_status = Unsupported as of December 31, 2001 |
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| date = January 2009 <!-- approximate date of template insertion for dating hidden maintenance categories --> |
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'''Windows 2.1x''' (also known as '''Windows/286''' or '''Windows/386''') is a historical version of [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] [[graphical user interface]]-based [[operating system]]s. |
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Windows/286 2.10 and Windows/386 2.10 were released on May 27, 1988, less than six months after the release of [[Windows 2.0]]. This is the first version of Windows to require a [[hard disk drive]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slideshare.net/KSreitphzaySibangan/kellys-25015202 |title=Kellys |author=Seth Sibangan |date=August 4, 2013 |website=SlideShare |publisher=Seth Sibangan |access-date=August 7, 2013}}</ref> |
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On December 31, 2001, Microsoft declared Windows 2.1x obsolete and stopped providing support and updates for the system. |
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==Editions== |
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Like Windows 2.0, two editions of Windows 2.1x were released with differing CPU compatibility. However, the naming convention was changed to ''Windows/286'' and ''Windows/386''. |
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Like Windows 2.0, the 286 edition would run on 8086 hardware, but without [[High Memory Area|HMA]] support. A few PC vendors shipped Windows/286 with 8086 hardware; one such example was IBM's [[IBM Personal System/2|PS/2]] Model 25, which included Windows/286, resulting in some customer confusion.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Microsoft Windows/286|url=http://www.oldcomputermuseum.com/os/windows_286_v2.10.html|access-date=2020-06-11|website=www.oldcomputermuseum.com}}</ref> |
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==Windows 2.11== |
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On March 13, 1989, Windows 2.11 was released in Windows/286 and Windows/386 editions, with some minor changes in memory management, [[AppleTalk]] support, and faster printing with updated printer drivers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oldcomputermuseum.com/os/windows_286_v2.11.html |title=Microsoft Windows/286 v2.11 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Old Computer Museum |access-date=August 15, 2013}}</ref> |
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Windows 2.11 was superseded by [[Windows 3.0]] in May 1990, but supported by Microsoft for twelve years, until December 31, 2001.<ref>{{cite web|title=Microsoft Support, Obsolete Products |url=http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifeobsoleteproducts |publisher=Microsoft |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050814234847/http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifeobsoleteproducts |archive-date=August 14, 2005 }}</ref> |
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== Successor == |
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{{Main|Windows 3.0}} |
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A successor to Windows 2.1x, '''Windows 3.0''', was released on May 22, 1990, and the latest release, '''3.00a''', was released in October 1991. Microsoft had intended to make Windows 3.0 appealing to the general public. The company's "Entry Team", assigned to that task, was concerned that the public might perceive it to be no more than a tool for large enterprises, due to the software's high system requirements. Major game publishers did not see it as a potential gaming platform, instead sticking to DOS. |
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==See also== |
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* [[LOADALL]] |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==Further reading== |
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* [[PC Magazine]]. ''[https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1868387,00.asp 20 Years of Windows Solutions – Windows 286 & 386]''. |
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noEHHB6rnMI YouTube-upload of Windows/386 promotion video] |
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==External links== |
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* [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/32905 Microsoft Windows Version History] |
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{{Microsoft Windows family|state=collapsed}} |
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[[Category:1988 software]] |
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[[Category:Products and services discontinued in 2001]] |
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[[Category:Microsoft Windows|2.1x]] |
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[[Category:History of Microsoft]] |
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[[Category:History of software]] |
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