Difference between revisions of "Windows 3"
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| − | '''''Windows 3''''' is the third release of the [[Microsoft]] operating system. Windows 3 is not a true operating system but rather an operating environment running on top of [[DOS]]. There were several versions, each introduced new features. | + | '''''Windows 3''''' is the third release of the [[Microsoft]] [[Windows]] operating system. Windows 3 is not a true operating system but rather an operating environment running on top of [[DOS]]. There were several versions, each introduced new features. |
| − | My family's first computer was a Packard Bell 386 SX running ''Windows 3.0 With Multimedia Extensions'' and I spent a lot of time playing around with the program. Looking back on it now, it's surprising how little there is to do with it. | + | My family's first computer was a [[Packard Bell]] 386 SX running ''Windows 3.0 With Multimedia Extensions'' and I spent a lot of time playing around with the program. Looking back on it now, it's surprising how little there is to do with it. |
Despite the growing popularity of Windows for office and home computers, the OS had very little in the way of gaming support, which was my primary interest in computers at the time. So, like most gamers of the day, I would quit Windows and get into DOS to play my games. | Despite the growing popularity of Windows for office and home computers, the OS had very little in the way of gaming support, which was my primary interest in computers at the time. So, like most gamers of the day, I would quit Windows and get into DOS to play my games. | ||
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Here are some specific programs I enjoy in Windows 3. | Here are some specific programs I enjoy in Windows 3. | ||
| − | * [[ | + | ==Application== |
| + | * [[After Dark]] | ||
* [[Corel Draw]] | * [[Corel Draw]] | ||
* [[Corel Photo-Paint]] | * [[Corel Photo-Paint]] | ||
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| + | ==Games== | ||
| + | * [[Castle of the Winds]] | ||
* [[Freecell (Microsoft)]] | * [[Freecell (Microsoft)]] | ||
* [[Hearts (Microsoft)]] | * [[Hearts (Microsoft)]] | ||
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* [[Ski Free]] | * [[Ski Free]] | ||
* [[Solitaire (Microsoft)]] | * [[Solitaire (Microsoft)]] | ||
| + | * [[Taipei]] | ||
| + | * [[Take a Break! Pinball]] | ||
* [[Tetris (Microsoft)]] | * [[Tetris (Microsoft)]] | ||
| + | * [[The Yukon Trail]] | ||
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| + | ==Programming Languages== | ||
* [[Visual BASIC]] | * [[Visual BASIC]] | ||
* [[Visual FoxPro]] | * [[Visual FoxPro]] | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| − | Windows 3 - Screen Saver Error.png|If you run the Flying Windows screen saver on Windows XP, | + | Windows 3 - Screen Saver Error.png|If you run the Flying Windows screen saver on Windows XP, anti-aliasing is used when the glyph is drawn, but not when it's removed. This creates a trippy effect. |
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Revision as of 12:52, 29 December 2017
Windows 3 is the third release of the Microsoft Windows operating system. Windows 3 is not a true operating system but rather an operating environment running on top of DOS. There were several versions, each introduced new features.
My family's first computer was a Packard Bell 386 SX running Windows 3.0 With Multimedia Extensions and I spent a lot of time playing around with the program. Looking back on it now, it's surprising how little there is to do with it.
Despite the growing popularity of Windows for office and home computers, the OS had very little in the way of gaming support, which was my primary interest in computers at the time. So, like most gamers of the day, I would quit Windows and get into DOS to play my games.
Programs
Here are some specific programs I enjoy in Windows 3.
Application
Games
- Castle of the Winds
- Freecell (Microsoft)
- Hearts (Microsoft)
- The Incredible Toon Machine
- Jewel Thief
- SimTower
- Ski Free
- Solitaire (Microsoft)
- Taipei
- Take a Break! Pinball
- Tetris (Microsoft)
- The Yukon Trail
Programming Languages
Gallery
If you run the Flying Windows screen saver on Windows XP, anti-aliasing is used when the glyph is drawn, but not when it's removed. This creates a trippy effect.
Links
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_3.0 - Wikipedia (Windows 3.0).
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_3.1x - Wikipedia (Windows 3.1x).
