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End of an Era - Windows 3.x
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05 Nov 2008, 12:30by DarkAuror
As a lot of our members will know, the pioneering 1st Windows OS has offically been retired. Mentions Virgin and also uses the username of one of the Graces as a paragraph header.
LinkI still remember the first time I used one in College.
Posted:
05 Nov 2008, 12:54by Decker
Bah humbug! I still remember being confused by subdirectories in DOS 2.0.
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05 Nov 2008, 13:25by fozzyo
I remember doing *. on my BBC Micro for a directory listing or SHIFT + BREAK to boot of floppy, after two little beeps of course. Now I have to wait about 5mins to be able to do anything useful with my PC - the faster the computers the longer the boot time!
Mat
Posted:
05 Nov 2008, 18:06by Scrooge
Just going back to the article that DA posted, I could of sworn that the VS system was linux based [?]
Of course being windows 3.0 based it would explain the need for the constant reboots [:p]
Posted:
05 Nov 2008, 20:19by Jacki
I can honestly say I haven't understood a word, IT topics always make me feel very inadequate and/or old!!!!
Posted:
05 Nov 2008, 20:40by mitchja
V:Port is the Linux based system. I thought Odyssey ran on Windows NT though not Win 3.1 [:?]
Sure I've seen the odd WinNT error box pop up with Odyssey [:w]
Regards
Posted:
05 Nov 2008, 21:05by Scrooge
Ok, so I wasn't losing my mind.
Posted:
05 Nov 2008, 21:30by Decker
He didn't say that [:P]
Posted:
05 Nov 2008, 21:35by barnstaple
Maybe not - But I think I have lost my mind trying to understand what this all means. I'm with Jacki!
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05 Nov 2008, 21:56by Darren Wheeler
Originally posted by mitchja
V:Port is the Linux based system. I thought Odyssey ran on Windows NT though not Win 3.1 [:?]
Sure I've seen the odd WinNT error box pop up with Odyssey [:w]
Regards
Had several Kernel Panic's when the system reboots. Oh the geeking opportunities..
Posted:
06 Nov 2008, 11:03by Howard Long
Ah, memories (very small ones when I were a lad)...
The first computer I programmedThe first computer I builtEdit: Oooh, I also still have Win 3.1 on my PC to maintain a very old app:
[img]http://www.howardlong.com/images/win31.JPG[/img]
H
Posted:
06 Nov 2008, 11:19by Howard Long
Originally posted by Darren Wheeler
Had several Kernel Panic's when the system reboots. Oh the geeking opportunities..
A nice vport one for you here:
[img]http://www.howardlong.com/images/IMG_2558.JPG[/img]
H
Posted:
06 Nov 2008, 13:47by RichardMannion
Love the use of a Public IP address...
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06 Nov 2008, 14:04by slinky09
Is this even 1% as important as the end of Mac OS9?
Posted:
06 Nov 2008, 17:22by RichardMannion
Originally posted by slinky09
Is this even 1% as important as the end of Mac OS9?
Don't - the bearded freaks will be campaigning to 'Steve' to save their beloved OS.
Posted:
06 Nov 2008, 20:40by Scrooge
Originally posted by RichardMannion
Originally posted by slinky09
Is this even 1% as important as the end of Mac OS9?
Don't - the bearded freaks will be campaigning to 'Steve' to save their beloved OS.
When did Pete grow a beard ?