Windows 3.1 is 20 today

pctech · Apr 06, 2012, 19:09:46

Interesting article looking back at it http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/04/06/windows_3_1_anniversary/

Den · Apr 06, 2012, 20:53:05

There will be someone on here still using it and saying that they see no reason to upgrade to Windows 95

Technical Ben · Apr 06, 2012, 22:37:41

Difficult if it has no net connections of browsers.

Niall · Apr 07, 2012, 01:00:52

When I started using PCs, that had just arrived on the scene, but I was still using DOS. Building manual databases for the local computer college with no thanks, I might add!

talos · Apr 07, 2012, 07:39:39

Quote from: Den on Apr 06, 2012, 20:53:05
There will be someone on here still using it and saying that they see no reason to upgrade to Windows 95

Thats me ! Got it on an old laptop, it's too old and creaky to run anything else but I still use it for updating anything that needs a RS232 port

Rik · Apr 07, 2012, 08:51:17

A handful of floppies to do the installation. Those were the days.

kinmel · Apr 07, 2012, 12:32:18

Quote from: Rik on Apr 07, 2012, 08:51:17
A handful of floppies to do the installation. Those were the days.

Just checked my O.S. archive - 3.1 occupies 7.91MB in 467 files.

My Windows 7 mouse driver is bigger than that

Rik · Apr 07, 2012, 12:47:05

Small is beautiful.

Glenn · Apr 07, 2012, 13:29:35

Only short people say that.

Rik · Apr 07, 2012, 13:31:54

I'm more average than short...

Simon · Apr 07, 2012, 13:37:15

Quote from: Rik on Apr 07, 2012, 13:31:54
I'm more average than short...

I'm too short for my width.

Rik · Apr 07, 2012, 13:37:51

Snap!

pctech · Apr 07, 2012, 17:26:56

Just before I started my current job they had just dropped support of users running 3.1 which included guiding them through configuring the Trumpet Software Windows Sockets TCP/IP stack and dial up modems as the place had its own rack of US Robotics modems for customers to dial in to access conferencing.