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| ===== Current Status ===== | ===== Current Status ===== |
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| The project is in early development (alpha stage). Current work focuses on the core 16-bit KERNEL. Critical GUI subsystems USER and GDI, required to run most Windows 3.x programs, are not yet implemented. The first practical milestone is to correctly run simple system utilities like WinVer. | The project is in early development (alpha stage). Current work focuses on the core 16-bit KERNEL and USER module. GDI is not yet implemented. The first practical milestone is to correctly run simple system utilities like WinVer, Clock and so on. |
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| ===== Components and Applications ===== | ===== Components and Applications ===== |
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| As part of the project, clones of classic Windows 3.x applications are also being developed: | ==== Windows 3.x Application Clones ==== |
| | Clones of classic Windows 3.x applications are also being developed: |
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| ^ Name ^ Description ^Status ^ | ^ Name ^ Description ^Status ^ |
| | [[en:docs:win16:applications:CALC]] (pure API) | A clone of the standard Windows Calculator for basic arithmetic. | | | | [[en:docs:win16:applications:CALC]] (pure API) | Standard calculator for basic arithmetic. | | |
| | [[en:docs:win16:applications:CALENDAR]] | A clone of the desktop Calendar for viewing dates and scheduling appointments. | | | | [[en:docs:win16:applications:CALENDAR]] | Desktop calendar for viewing dates and appointments. | | |
| | [[en:docs:win16:applications:CARDFILE]] | A clone of the Cardfile, a simple electronic index card database for organizing information. | | | | [[en:docs:win16:applications:CARDFILE]] | Electronic index card database for organizing information. | | |
| | [[en:docs:win16:applications:CHARMAP]] (pure API) | A clone of the Character Map utility for viewing and inserting special characters. | | | | [[en:docs:win16:applications:CHARMAP]] (pure API) | Utility for viewing and inserting special characters. | | |
| | [[en:docs:win16:applications:CLIPBRD|Clipboard Viewer]] (pure API) | A clone of the Clipboard Viewer for inspecting the current content of the clipboard. | **Done** | | | [[en:docs:win16:applications:CLIPBRD|Clipboard Viewer]] (pure API) | Viewer for inspecting the current clipboard content. | **Done** | |
| | [[en:docs:win16:applications:CLOCK|Clock]] (pure API) | A clone of the analog or digital Clock for displaying the current time. | **Done** | | | [[en:docs:win16:applications:CLOCK|Clock]] (pure API) | Analog or digital clock displaying the current time. | **Done** | |
| | [[en:docs:win16:applications:CONTROL|Control Panel]] | A clone of the main Control Panel for adjusting system settings and managing hardware. | | | | [[en:docs:win16:applications:CONTROL|Control Panel]] (pure API) | Control panel for adjusting system settings and hardware. | | |
| | [[en:docs:win16:applications:DRWATSON]] | A clone of the Dr. Watson diagnostic tool for capturing system information and errors. | | | | | **Colors** Colors settings | | |
| | [[en:docs:win16:applications:EXPAND]] | A clone of the Expand utility (EXPAND.EXE) for decompressing files from Microsoft distribution disks. | **Done** | | | | **Fonts** Install or Remove fonts | | |
| | [[en:docs:win16:applications:FASTOPEN]] | A clone of the FASTOPEN utility for speeding up file access by caching directory locations. | **Done** | | | | **Ports** Configure serial and parallel ports | | |
| | [[en:docs:win16:applications:MPLAYER]] | A clone of the Media Player (MPlayer) for playing multimedia files like sound and video. | | | | | **Mouse** Mouse settings | | |
| | [[en:docs:win16:applications:MSD]] | A clone of the Microsoft Diagnostics (MSD) tool for detailed system hardware and software analysis. | | | | | **Desktop** Desktop settings | | |
| | [[en:docs:win16:applications:NOTEPAD|Notepad]] (pure API) | A clone of the simple Notepad text editor for creating and editing plain text files. | **Done** | | | | **Keyboard** Keyboard settings | | |
| | [[en:docs:win16:applications:PACKAGER]] | A clone of the Object Packager for embedding and linking objects into documents (OLE). | | | | | **Printers** Printers settings | | |
| | [[en:docs:win16:applications:PBRUSH]] (ATL)| A clone of the Paintbrush graphics editor for creating and editing bitmap images. | | | | | **International** regional settings | | |
| | [[en:docs:win16:applications:PIFEDIT|PIF Editor]] (pure API) | A clone of the PIF Editor for creating and modifying Program Information Files (PIFs) for DOS applications. | | | | | **Date/Time** Date and time | | |
| | [[en:docs:win16:applications:PRINTMAN]] | A clone of the Print Manager for managing print jobs and printer queues. | | | | | **Network** Network configuration | | |
| | [[en:docs:win16:applications:PROGMAN|Program Manager]] (pure API) | A clone of the Program Manager, the main shell for organizing applications and documents into groups. | | | | [[en:docs:win16:applications:DRWATSON]] | Diagnostic tool for capturing system information and errors. | | |
| | [[en:docs:win16:applications:REGEDIT]] | A clone of the Registration Info Editor (REGEDIT) for editing the Windows registration database. | | | | [[en:docs:win16:applications:EXPAND]] | Utility for decompressing files from distribution disks. | **Done** | |
| | [[en:docs:win16:applications:SETUP]] | A clone of the Windows Setup program for changing system configuration and installing components. | | | | [[en:docs:win16:applications:FASTOPEN]] | Utility for speeding up file access by caching directories. | **Done** | |
| | [[en:docs:win16:applications:SOL]] (pure API) | A clone of the Solitaire card game. | | | | [[en:docs:win16:applications:MPLAYER]] | Media Player for playing multimedia files. | | |
| | [[en:docs:win16:applications:SOUNDREC|Sound Recorder]] | A clone of the Sound Recorder for recording, playing, and editing sound files (.WAV). | | | | [[en:docs:win16:applications:MSD]] | Microsoft Diagnostics tool for detailed hardware analysis. | | |
| | [[en:docs:win16:applications:SYSEDIT|System Configuration Editor]] (pure API) | A clone of the System Configuration Editor (SYSEDIT) for modifying critical system files (AUTOEXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS, etc.). | **Done** | | | [[en:docs:win16:applications:NOTEPAD|Notepad]] (pure API) | Simple text editor for plain text files. | **Done** | |
| | [[en:docs:win16:applications:TASKMAN|Task Manager]] (pure API) | A clone of the Task Manager for switching between running applications and monitoring system tasks. | **Done** | | | [[en:docs:win16:applications:PACKAGER]] | Object Packager for embedding and linking documents (OLE). | | |
| | [[en:docs:win16:applications:WINFILE]] (pure API) | A clone of the File Manager (WINFILE) for managing files, directories, and disk operations. | | | | [[en:docs:win16:applications:PBRUSH]] (ATL) | Paintbrush graphics editor for creating bitmap images. | | |
| | [[en:docs:win16:applications:WINHELP]] (pure API) | A clone of the Windows Help (WINHELP) engine for displaying application help files. | | | | [[en:docs:win16:applications:PIFEDIT|PIF Editor]] (pure API) | Editor for creating Program Information Files (PIFs) for DOS. | | |
| | [[en:docs:win16:applications:WINMINE|Minesweeper]] (pure API) | A clone of the Minesweeper puzzle game. | **Done** | | | [[en:docs:win16:applications:PRINTMAN]] | Print Manager for print jobs and printer queues. | | |
| | [[en:docs:win16:applications:WINSHELD]] | | | | | [[en:docs:win16:applications:PROGMAN|Program Manager]] (pure API) | Main shell for organizing applications and documents into groups. | | |
| | [[en:docs:win16:applications:WINVER|Windows Version]] (pure API) | A clone of the About Windows (WinVer) dialog box, displaying system version and copyright information. | **Done** | | | [[en:docs:win16:applications:REGEDIT]] | Registration Info Editor for the Windows registration database. | | |
| | [[en:docs:win16:applications:WRITE]] | A clone of the Write word processor for creating formatted documents. | | | | [[en:docs:win16:applications:REVERSI|Reversi]] (pure API) | The classic Othello game (discarded in Windows 3.1). | **Done** | |
| | | [[en:docs:win16:applications:SETUP]] | Windows Setup program for changing system configuration. | | |
| | | [[en:docs:win16:applications:SOL]] (pure API) | The classic Solitaire card game. | | |
| | | [[en:docs:win16:applications:SOUNDREC|Sound Recorder]] | Recorder for playing and editing sound files (.WAV). | | |
| | | [[en:docs:win16:applications:SYSEDIT|System Configuration Editor]] (pure API) | Editor for modifying system files (AUTOEXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS). | **Done** | |
| | | [[en:docs:win16:applications:TASKMAN|Task Manager]] (pure API) | Manager for switching between running applications and tasks. | **Done** | |
| | | [[en:docs:win16:applications:WINFILE]] (pure API) | File Manager for managing files, directories, and disks. | | |
| | | [[en:docs:win16:applications:WINHELP]] (pure API) | Windows Help engine for displaying application help files. | | |
| | | [[en:docs:win16:applications:WINMINE|Minesweeper]] (pure API) | The classic Minesweeper puzzle game. | **Done** | |
| | | [[en:docs:win16:applications:WINSHELD]] | The Windows (Win) Shield is the Windows counterpart of the PM Shield. It is both an executable file and a dynamic link library (WINSHELD.EXE and WINSMSG.DLL, respectively). Win Shield serves a complementary purpose, maintaining Workplace Shell windowing-state information for its DOS session. | | |
| | | [[en:docs:win16:applications:WINVER|Windows Version]] (pure API) | Dialog box displaying Windows version and copyright information. | **Done** | |
| | | [[en:docs:win16:applications:WRITE]] | Write word processor for creating formatted documents. | | |
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| The main project source code is available in the repository: [[https://github.com/osfree-project/WIN16 osfree-project/WIN16]] | The main project source code is available in the repository: [[https://github.com/osfree-project/WIN16 osfree-project/WIN16]] |
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| ===== Related Pages ===== | ==== Core System Modules & API ==== |
| | The reimplementation of the core Windows 3.x system modules and interfaces includes: |
| * [[en:start|Main osFree page]] | |
| * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_3.1x|Wikipedia article about this OS family]] | |
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| === API === | |
| * [[en:docs:bios:api|BIOS API]] | * [[en:docs:bios:api|BIOS API]] |
| * [[en:docs:dos|DOS API]] | * [[en:docs:dos|DOS API]] |
| * [[en:docs:xms:api|XMS API]] | * [[en:docs:xms:api|XMS API]] |
| * [[en:docs:tasklist|Task List API]] | * [[en:docs:tasklist|Task List API]] |
| * [[en:docs:dpmi|DOSX API]] | * [[en:docs:dpmi|DOSX (DPMI) API]] |
| * [[en:docs:win16:logo|LOGO API]] | * [[en:docs:win16:logo|LOGO API]] |
| * [[en:docs:grabbers|Screen grabbers API]] | * [[en:docs:grabbers|Screen grabbers API]] |
| * [[en:docs:win16:modules:mouse|MOUSE driver]] | * [[en:docs:win16:modules:mouse|MOUSE driver]] |
| * [[en:docs:win16:modules:display|DISPLAY driver]] | * [[en:docs:win16:modules:display|DISPLAY driver]] |
| * [[en:docs:win16:modules:kernel|KERNEL modue]] | * [[en:docs:win16:modules:kernel|KERNEL module]] |
| * [[en:docs:win16:modules:gdi|GDI module]] | * [[en:docs:win16:modules:gdi|GDI module]] |
| * [[en:docs:win16:modules:user|USER module]] | * [[en:docs:win16:modules:user|USER module]] |
| * [[en:docs:win16:modules:shell|SHELL module]] | * [[en:docs:win16:modules:shell|SHELL module]] |
| * [[en:docs:win16:modules:lzexpand|LZEXPAND module]] | * [[en:docs:win16:modules:lzexpand|LZEXPAND module]] |
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| | ===== Related Pages ===== |
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| | * [[en:start|Main osFree page]] |
| | * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_3.1x|Wikipedia article about this OS family]] |
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| | *[[en:docs:win16:thunking]] |
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