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Windows 1.0 goes back to the future with the help of Raspberry Pi – PicoVision and emulation let you GUI like it's 1985 | Tom's Hardware
Winsage
June 26, 2024

Windows 1.0 goes back to the future with the help of Raspberry Pi – PicoVision and emulation let you GUI like it’s 1985 | Tom’s Hardware

Charlie Birks successfully booted Windows 1.0 on a Pimoroni PicoVision using a custom-coded emulator called Probably Average Computer Emulator (PACE). The emulator has a mostly complete 8088 CPU core and basic chipset support for various components, allowing it to run the original version of Windows 1.0 released in 1985. Despite the PicoVision's 16MB of PSRAM, the emulator only supports 640KB of memory, meeting Windows 1.0's minimum RAM requirement of 256KB. Birks has made his emulator accessible under a permissive MIT license on GitHub for others to try out.
Running MS-DOS and Windows 1.01 on a Pimoroni PicoVision
Winsage
June 25, 2024

Running MS-DOS and Windows 1.01 on a Pimoroni PicoVision

Charlie Birks is running MS-DOS 3.3 and Microsoft Windows 1.01 on a Pimoroni PicoVision, which has two Raspberry Pi RP2040 chips, HDMI video output, microSD card support, and audio capabilities. Birks has shared his project on X/Twitter and the code can be found on GitHub under a permissive MIT License.
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