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PC-9801 could do 640×400 in 8 colors, and is supported by early Windows.


Oh no, you're right How do I unsee this


For the record, a text-mode SuperWriter is the default word processor for the Apricot - but its format is not well understood by modern tools, unfortunately.


The keyboard on the Apricot uses round capacitive foam pads under the keys. This means the keys had to be square, or they needed a mechanical thing like the space button on the photo here: https://www.baffo71.com/details.php?id_img=7

So, I think it is a mechanical/electrical limitation.


That's what I've heard, too! But apparently there even was an effort to port Windows 2.11 to XEN, though I have no idea whether it was ever completed.


There are two now; one from GEM 1.2 and one from FreeGEM.


The model I have is exactly like this, with a handle and a clip. You can still get one! :)


Yours is the later one with the hard disk, the ones that my dad had at work were beige with two floppies. They also had some Sirius 1s, one of which had a hard disk.

Probably all gone in the skip now, the factory is sitting closed and empty.


Hi, the article's author here~

I just checked the Tandy 2000 Windows pre-installation - it has the drivers unpacked, which means you can just get the Slow Boot Windows 2.0, and put the drivers from this floppy to it. And the fonts, of course. Definitely do not check this bad pirate website that has it: https://winworldpc.com/product/tandy-2000-ms-windows-pre-Ins...


Thank you for sharing. Note it's a duplicate of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45558371



Thank you! MGR (and other projects you shared on your home page) are very fun!


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