17 Apr
2002
17 Apr
'02
2:09 p.m.
I hesitate to mention this even if it is well over 10 years old.
I have a copy of Heath Zenith Windows that I posted on eBay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2017754574
I have been corresponding with collectors as how to verify this is actually
MS Windows 1.0. There are no version numbers at all on the disks, box, manual
and envelopes.
The Heath Zenith Model Number of the Software package is MS-5063-30. Can
anyone verify what this model number represents?
Since it comes on 5 5 1/4" 48tpi floppy disks and can be installed in a HZ
8088 PC I feel certain it is original. The manual indicates it can be
installed on a two floppy machine besides on a hard drive.
Any information would be helpful.
Please, no flames...
Paxton
Astoria, OR
17 Apr
17 Apr
4:06 p.m.
I hesitate to mention this even if it is well over 10
years old.
I have a copy of Heath Zenith Windows that I posted on eBay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2017754574
I have been corresponding with collectors as how to verify this is actually
MS Windows 1.0. There are no version numbers at all on the disks, box, manual
and envelopes.
The Heath Zenith Model Number of the Software package is MS-5063-30. Can
anyone verify what this model number represents?
Since it comes on 5 5 1/4" 48tpi floppy disks and can be installed in a HZ
8088 PC I feel certain it is original. The manual indicates it can be
installed on a two floppy machine besides on a hard drive.
It looks like the same packaging that we used to see with the
Z-248's with DOS 3.X and Windows 1 (I believe the actual version
number when you installed it was 1.01). I used the inside cover page
of the manual for the upgrade to Windows 3.0 from Egghead in 1990. I
just dug out what remains of that package (just the box and the
manual, as I no longer have the disks) and it's 'Welcome' page xvii
shows the same thing as what yours does. There are also two addendum
page's stuck in the manual that do identify it as 'Microsoft Windows
User's Guide, version 1.0". The one addendum page lists the
MS-3063/5063-30 part number at the bottom as well. The side-flap,
which is what opens, on the box has a round sticker that states
"Microsoft Windows" with no version number.
I'd say you likely have the Heath/Zenith version of Windows 1.0.
Jeff
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5:25 p.m.
I hesitate to mention this even if it is well over 10
years old.
I have a copy of Heath Zenith Windows that I posted on eBay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2017754574
I have been corresponding with collectors as how to verify this is actually
MS Windows 1.0. There are no version numbers at all on the disks, box, manual
and envelopes.
The Heath Zenith Model Number of the Software package is MS-5063-30. Can
anyone verify what this model number represents?
I've got the same package. Unfortunately I can't remember the model number
of machine it came with, other than that it was a nice machine with LIM EMS3.0
(1 MB IIRC) on the mother board. The Windows version is 1.03.
I may be the only person to tell you this, but I think Windows 1.03 was much
better than 2.X. Windows 1.X was able to multitask "well behaved" text mode
(i.e. I/O through DOS or BIOS calls) applications. I found this to be quite
useful for programs I was developing myself.
I also don't think lack of overlapping windows was that big of a drawback.
I mainly used In-A-Vision (a predecessor to MicroGraphix Draw) for drawing/CAD
under Windows 1.X. The Video 7 VGA card I had came with an 800x600 16 color
driver for Windows 1.X. Windows 1 was even fast on an 10 MHz 8088.
Eric
5:10 p.m.
Innfogra(a)aol.com wrote:
The Heath Zenith Model Number of the Software package
is MS-5063-30. Can
anyone verify what this model number represents?
Since it comes on 5 5 1/4" 48tpi floppy disks and
can be installed in a HZ
8088 PC I feel certain it is original. The manual indicates it can be
installed on a two floppy machine besides on a hard drive.
I have a 4 disk version of "Mircosoft Windows Operating Environment
Premiere Edition" for "IBMs and COMPAQs Personal Computers" The 4 disks
are labelled as follows:
1) Setup Disk
2) Build Disk
3) Utilities Disk
4) Desktop Applications Disk
there is the same 050050P reference nu,mber on each disk.
Once again no mention of Windows 1.0 (but there woudl not be would there).
Don't know if this helps or confuses the issue.
-- HBP
5:20 p.m.
On Wed, 17 Apr 2002 Innfogra(a)aol.com wrote:
I hesitate to mention this even if it is well over 10
years old.
Even Windoze 3.10 and MS-DOS 5.00 are over 10 years old.
I have a copy of Heath Zenith Windows that I posted on
eBay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2017754574
I have been corresponding with collectors as how to verify this is actually
MS Windows 1.0. There are no version numbers at all on the disks, box, manual
and envelopes.
The Heath Zenith Model Number of the Software package is MS-5063-30. Can
anyone verify what this model number represents?
The date and time of the files on the disks would provide MAJOR clues of
which exact version it is.
5:25 p.m.
BTW, ALL version of Windoze through 3.00 will also run on an 8088.
3.10 requires a 286, with at least a tiny amount of extended memory (will
not install on a 286 without extended RAM, such as a TI travelmate.
Even 3.10 CAN be run from a [1.4M] floppy, but it'squite a project to get
it to work that way.
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