Windows 3.1 programs released in Internet archive

[John Connor]

Above: Windows 3.1

The latest treasure trove of ancient software to hit the Internet Archive is a swathe of games, shareware, and productivity tools from Windows 3.1.
Dating from the early 1990s, Windows 3.1 was a notable step in the evolution of Windows as an operating system, and Software Library: Windows 3.x revives more than a thousand programs from the 16-bit operating system, right in your browser.


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Believe it or not, Windows 3.1 is actually still used in some parts of the world — just a few months back, Orly airport in France saw many flights grounded due to air-traffic control still reportedly using the ancient operating system.

http://venturebeat.com/2016/02/11/w...o-life-in-latest-internet-archive-collection/


Might just have to load 3.1 in VMware to play Monopoly.

 

[eldorado99]

Chip's Challenge or bust

 

[EliteRetard]

For some reason I recall not liking 3.x, I did try it.
Went from DOS to Win 95

 

[TheVrolok]

Nice. I played a hell of a lot of EGATrek and World Empire 2 Deluxe

 

[kranky]

I used to have a couple fantastic pinball games (Royal Flush and Eight-ball Deluxe) that worked on 3.1 and 95 but they weren't programmed to handle faster PCs - so the games ran at ultra speed on newer machines and became unplayable.

 

[disappoint]

Believe it or not, Windows 3.1 is actually still used in some parts of the world — just a few months back, Orly airport in France saw many flights grounded due to air-traffic control still reportedly using the ancient operating system.

 

[EliteRetard]

I think I still have Win 95 on a set of like 15 floppy disks...