Windows 1.1
Release date: 1985
Media size: Five 360 KB 5.25 inch floppy disks
Installed size: Less than 1 MByte
Usability: Small: no icons for executable programs, no program groups, no real multitasking, but better than MS-DOS only
![[Image: windows-1.01-1.png]](http://internet.ls-la.net/ms-evolution/windows-1.01/windows-1.01-1.png)
Start of the Microsoft Windows 1.01 setup program, running on a MS-DOS 5.0 operating system. The most modern graphic card was a EGA (Enhanced graphic adapter) with more than 64 KByte RAM, capable to display 16 colours on a 640*350 pixel resolution.
![[Image: windows-1.01-2.png]](http://internet.ls-la.net/ms-evolution/windows-1.01/windows-1.01-2.png)
Specify the installation path for Windows 1.01
![[Image: windows-1.01-3.png]](http://internet.ls-la.net/ms-evolution/windows-1.01/windows-1.01-3.png)
Information about the needed floppy disks (five 360 KByte 5.25 inch floppy disks) and technical specifications.
![[Image: windows-1.01-4.png]](http://internet.ls-la.net/ms-evolution/windows-1.01/windows-1.01-4.png)
Pointing device selection (different kind of mices, light pens and joysticks).
![[Image: windows-1.01-5.png]](http://internet.ls-la.net/ms-evolution/windows-1.01/windows-1.01-5.png)
Graphic adapter selection. Support was available for CGA (monochrome), Hercules (monochrome, high-resolution) and EGA (4 to 16 colours at 640*350 pixels).
![[Image: windows-1.01-6.png]](http://internet.ls-la.net/ms-evolution/windows-1.01/windows-1.01-6.png)
Request to insert the next setup floppy.
![[Image: windows-1.01-7.png]](http://internet.ls-la.net/ms-evolution/windows-1.01/windows-1.01-7.png)
Printer selection. 19 different models were available.
![[Image: windows-1.01-8.png]](http://internet.ls-la.net/ms-evolution/windows-1.01/windows-1.01-8.png)
Port selection for the choosen printer device.
![[Image: windows-1.01-9.png]](http://internet.ls-la.net/ms-evolution/windows-1.01/windows-1.01-9.png)
Finished setup and installation.
if you want more screenies ask and ill post them
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