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Revision as of 23:30, 11 June 2023
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This is a complete version history for the Fujitsu Habitat client. Several different architectures were supported and these are the FM-TOWNS, the FMR, PC-9801 and Macintosh (Pre OSX).
At least for the FM-TOWNS version, the visual/audio data was stored on the CD and the client software itself was stored on floppy disk. After a certain point, instead of printing new CD's, Fujitsu would issue new floppy disks to update peoples clients (according to one of the former development team of Fujitsu Habitat).
As information regarding the Fujitsu Habitat client version numbers is scarce, the list is most likely incomplete.
August 1991 - FMR version released[1].
October 1991 - PC-9801 version released[2].
The Macintosh version of the client was released in March 1993 according to Howard Rheingold's "The Virtual Community" book, however the Fujitsu Habitat 15th anniversary history page hosted on the J-Chat website lists it as being released in February 1994[3]. The Mac demo client also features text files which state that the client was released in January 1994.
| Version Number | Release Date | Archived | FM-TOWNS | FMR | PC-9801 | Macintosh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beta | Possibly October 1989 | No | Y | N | N | N |
| V1.1 L05 | 11th December 1989 | No (but we know somebody with a CD of it) | Y | N | N | N |
| V1.1 L10 | 1990 | No (Seen on Yahoo Auctions JP) | Y | N | N | N |
| V1.1 L11 | 1990 | No (but we know somebody with a CD of it) | Y | N | ||
| V2.1 L10 | September 1990 | Yes | Y | |||
| V2.1 L11 | March 1991 | No | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| V2.1 L12 | Unknown | No | Y | Y | ||
| V2.1 L13A | Circa 1994 | No (but we know somebody with a CD of it) | Y |
- ^ Fujitsu Habitat history - https://web.archive.org/web/20160812162115/http://www.j-chat.net/habitat/history.html
- ^ Fujitsu Habitat history - https://web.archive.org/web/20160812162115/http://www.j-chat.net/habitat/history.html
- ^ Fujitsu Habitat history - https://web.archive.org/web/20160812162115/http://www.j-chat.net/habitat/history.html