Windows 2.0

E213344

Windows 2.0 is an early graphical operating environment for MS-DOS that introduced overlapping windows, improved memory management, and a more advanced user interface, laying groundwork for later versions of Microsoft Windows.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Windows 2.0 canonical 3
Windows 2.x 3
Microsoft Windows 2.x 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf graphical operating environment
operating system shell
developer Microsoft
discontinued true
distributionMedium floppy disk
includedComponent GNOME Calculator
surface form: Calculator

Calendar
Control Panel
MS-DOS Executive
Notepad
Paintbrush
surface form: Paint (Paintbrush)

Write
includedProgram Excel
surface form: Microsoft Excel for Windows (early versions)

Word
surface form: Microsoft Word for Windows (early versions)
influenced Windows 3.x
surface form: Windows 3.0 user interface

later Microsoft Windows memory management design
initialReleaseYear 1987
introducedFeature desktop icons
enhanced keyboard shortcuts
improved memory management
keyboard-based window switching
overlapping windows
resizable windows
kernelType does not include its own kernel
license proprietary software
notableEdition Windows 2.0 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Windows/286

Windows/386
operatingSystem MS-DOS
partOfFamily Windows
surface form: Microsoft Windows
platform IBM PC compatible
predecessor Windows 1.0
releaseDate 1987-12-09
requires MS-DOS 3.0 or later
runsOn Intel 80286
surface form: Intel 80286 architecture

Intel 8086
surface form: Intel 8086 architecture
successor Windows 3.x
surface form: Windows 3.0
supportsDisplayMode CGA
EGA
VGA (on later hardware)
supportsInputDevice keyboard
mouse
supportsMultitasking cooperative multitasking
targetMarket IBM PC compatible owners
business users
uiModel overlapping windows model
userInterfaceStyle graphical user interface
Windows/286Feature better use of 80286 protected mode memory (via DOS)
Windows/386Feature 386 virtual machine manager
ability to run multiple DOS applications in virtual 8086 mode

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Instruction
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# Requirements
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Input
Subject: Windows 2.0
Description of subject: Windows 2.0 is an early graphical operating environment for MS-DOS that introduced overlapping windows, improved memory management, and a more advanced user interface, laying groundwork for later versions of Microsoft Windows.

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Control Panel introducedIn Windows 2.0
Windows 1.0 succeededBy Windows 2.0
Win16 API usedInOperatingSystem Windows 2.0
this entity surface form: Microsoft Windows 2.x
MS-DOS Executive includedInVersion Windows 2.0
Windows 2.0 notableEdition Windows 2.0 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Windows/286
Windows 3.x predecessor Windows 2.0
this entity surface form: Windows 2.x
Cardfile includedWith Windows 2.0
this entity surface form: Windows 2.x
Cardfile runsOn Windows 2.0
this entity surface form: Windows 2.x