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Title: Windows 3.11 to be withdrawn in November.
Post by: Clive on July 11, 2008, 15:29

THE REGISTER (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/11/microsoft_retires_windows_311_for_workgroups/)   :bawl:  :bawl:  :bawl:

Title: Re: Windows 3.11 to be withdrawn in November.
Post by: Rik on July 11, 2008, 16:22

I can just about remember it - needed re-booting several times a day!

Title: Re: Windows 3.11 to be withdrawn in November.
Post by: Clive on July 11, 2008, 16:31

Yes but it was the only version of Windows I ever understood!   ;D

Title: Re: Windows 3.11 to be withdrawn in November.
Post by: Rik on July 11, 2008, 18:33

Windows 1 was simpler. :)

Title: Re: Windows 3.11 to be withdrawn in November.
Post by: Clive on July 12, 2008, 09:14

I actually started with 3.0 but soon upgraded to 3.1.  Yes, I saw both 1.0 and 2.0 and even installed them on my computer to try them out.   :)

Title: Re: Windows 3.11 to be withdrawn in November.
Post by: Rik on July 12, 2008, 10:33

They were a lot less-bloated than Vista. :)

Title: Re: Windows 3.11 to be withdrawn in November.
Post by: sam on July 15, 2008, 19:49

... it runs perfectly on my machine... why would you need anything else?

Title: Re: Windows 3.11 to be withdrawn in November.
Post by: daveeb on July 24, 2008, 15:43

Damn, just when i'd got the hang of it, guess i'll have to upgrade to windows 95 now  :crazy: