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This version of Windows also introduced support for VGA (Video Graphics Array) displays and PS/2 mice in the retail release, although drivers for Windows 1.0 have already been available. It is possible to use the Windows 2.03 (or later) PS/2 mouse driver with Windows 1.0, which enables one to use the virtual mouse emulated by many virtualization packages. | This version of Windows also introduced support for VGA (Video Graphics Array) displays and PS/2 mice in the retail release, although drivers for Windows 1.0 have already been available. It is possible to use the Windows 2.03 (or later) PS/2 mouse driver with Windows 1.0, which enables one to use the virtual mouse emulated by many virtualization packages. | ||
There is a myth that this version is the first to include the Control Panel<ref name="chip"/><ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_2.0#Features</ref> | There is a myth that this version is the first to include the Control Panel,<ref name="chip"/><ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_2.0#Features</ref> which also appeared on Microsoft's website.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20150312041008/http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/history#T1=era2</ref> The Control Panel was already included with [[Windows 1.0 Development Release 5]], compiled over 3 years<ref>[[Windows 1.0 Development Release 5]]</ref> before Windows 2.0 was released. | ||
== Builds == | == Builds == | ||