AXP64 Windows

Something interesting about Windows on the Alpha is that it was always a 32bit OS in the public releases, despite the Alpha being a fully fledged 64bit chip. On the 23rd of August 1999, Compaq announced they were… Read More

Revisiting Windows 1.0 on the Rainbow

Since getting the Rainbow to output in colour and on a proper modern display, I decided to try out Windows 1.0 properly.

Windows 1.0 on the Rainbow

At the beginning of March, I finally got round to trying to run Windows 1.0 on my Rainbow. I discovered that a different set of Windows 1.0 floppies were uploaded online in May 2017 and that these appeared… Read More