GunnarDanne
join:2002-12-02
Crown City, OH
| Windows 3.1
So I installed 3.1 on vmplayer because... well I guess I was bored. But I was surprised at how easy it was. I remember when I got my pc with 98 on it (400mhz PII) and it had the fastest cpu available. I was blown away when my 486dx2 that it replaced booted up much quicker. I guess I'm just amazed that a full fledged OS can fit on a few floppies. Memories.. |
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Airwolf
And The Heavens Shall Tremble
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join:2001-10-30
Windsor, ON
clubs: | I remember when I had an Aptiva 535 which came with Windows 3.1 and even with the recovery CD, you had to install the Aria sound drivers with the provided floppy afterwards. |
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Doctor Olds
I Need A Remedy For What's Ailing Me.
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join:2001-04-19
1970 442 W30
clubs: | reply to GunnarDanne
Now install TCP/IP and network it.  |
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Vistaluvr2
@rr.com | reply to GunnarDanne
Must install Trumpet Winsock! *gasp*
Who else here foolishly installed (I did!) Trumpet on Windows 95? =\ |
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GunnarDanne
join:2002-12-02
Crown City, OH | reply to Doctor Olds
I'd like to but I don't know if the vm network adapter will let me |
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dave
Premium,MVM
join:2000-05-04
not in ohio | reply to Doctor Olds
Use WfWg 3.11 and you get all that for free. |
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Doctor Olds
I Need A Remedy For What's Ailing Me.
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1970 442 W30
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| said by dave  :Use WfWg 3.11 and you get all that for free. Yes, in all it's 16 bit glory too!
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Apophis
Jaffa Kree
Premium
join:2001-12-27
Holmen, WI
clubs:
| reply to GunnarDanne
From Autoexec.bat
c:\
cd\
cd network
LH lsl.com
LH 3c5x9
ipxodi.com
odipkt 1 96
winpkt 96
Now as long as you have a BOOTP Router and Trumpet Winsock, you can make your Internet connection inside of Windows 3.1 work. |
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GunnarDanne
join:2002-12-02
Crown City, OH | reply to dave
Well here's the thing... I have wfw but its not in floppy form. It's just all the files in a zip. I think I got my nostalgia fix though |
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Dude111
An Awesome Dude
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join:2003-08-04
USA | reply to GunnarDanne
I wonder if anyone has ever tweaked 3.1 and added USB support and just done wonders with it  |
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Doctor Olds
I Need A Remedy For What's Ailing Me.
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said by GunnarDanne :Well here's the thing... I have wfw but its not in floppy form. It's just all the files in a zip. I think I got my nostalgia fix though It will install fine from OBZ* or OBR*.
*= One Big ZIP, One Big RAR
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howie
New York Giants
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join:2003-04-08
Little Falls, NJ
| reply to Dude111
said by Dude111 :I wonder if anyone has ever tweaked 3.1 and added USB support and just done wonders with it I added Aero to Program Manager and got it to recognize 500GB SATA drives.
I still have the original floppies and DOS 6.2 as well as 25 or so Windows 95 floppies here somewhere...LOL
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Dude111
An Awesome Dude
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join:2003-08-04
USA | Xcellent |
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lorennerol
Premium
join:2003-10-29
Seattle, WA
| reply to howie
said by howie :said by Dude111 :I wonder if anyone has ever tweaked 3.1 and added USB support and just done wonders with it I added Aero to Program Manager and got it to recognize 500GB SATA drives. I still have the original floppies and DOS 6.2 as well as 25 or so Windows 95 floppies here somewhere...LOL I have a Visicalc install diskette floating around here somewhere. DOS 6.2 is still available on Technet (Win 3.11, too!).
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Doctor Olds
I Need A Remedy For What's Ailing Me.
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join:2001-04-19
1970 442 W30
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Aero on this? |
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howie
New York Giants
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join:2003-04-08
Little Falls, NJ
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May 17th, @11:50AM
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Cool! I'm on disk #3 of MSDOS 6... Can't wait to get my MemMaker installed! I would install DOS 6.2 but they say it's the next ME!
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howie
New York Giants
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join:2003-04-08
Little Falls, NJ
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May 17th, @11:44AM
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Hmmmmm... Express or Custom... Since I'm not too familiar with those new fangled mice, I think I'll opt for Express.
[EDIT] All done... The one thing I can't get used to is the "-" button button on the left.
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Dude111
An Awesome Dude
Premium
join:2003-08-04
USA | reply to GunnarDanne
Very good!!!!!!!
Ah man!! |
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La Luna
Surviving Ashraful
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join:2001-07-12
Warwick, NY
clubs: | reply to GunnarDanne
Is this like guys and old cars? 
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NYR11
Livestrong
join:2002-03-15
Smithtown, NY
 ·Optimum Online
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I came into the picture a little later than you guys but, those were the days Windows 95 and dial-up on a Compaq Presario with 16MB of RAM and a 1.4 gig hard drive that cost over $3000. Waiting and hoping for the modem to connect to America Online. Web pages taking forever to load.
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