Note about Tandy 2000 and Windows 1

edited November 2018 in Software

Due to its lack of IBM PC compatiblity, I had assumed that a special "port" or adaption of Windows 1 was required to run on a Tandy 2000. But I stumbled across this interesting note in a Tandy 2000 FAQ:

32) Can I run Microsoft Windows on the Model 2000?

The only version of Windows that will run on the Model 2000 is Windows
version 1. It requires a special driver disk, sold by Tandy under part#
7002611. It supported the Model 2000's high resolution graphics as well as
the Digi-mouse. Programs written to run under Windows 1 were then usable on
the Model 2000, such as Pagemaker 1.

So, if this is right, it runs normal Windows 1, but needs a driver disk. Of course, at a glance I don't see that driver disk anywhere "out there" on the Internet.

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