Windows 3.1, still sealed in factory plastic...

[Black88GTA]

Today at work, someone threw out a copy of Windows 3.1, still sealed in the factory plastic wrap :Q. The box is in near-mint shape. It looks just like it came off of a store shelf yesterday - until you look at the bottom and it says "Copyright Microsoft, 1992" .

So of course I grabbed it - but don't know exactly what to do with it. Does something like this have any value? Or is it just garbage?

 

[JohnAn2112]

garbage

 

[Schadenfreude]

hold onto it until you're old and frail. any crap that's old is sure to be worth money! I don't know about right now, but save it anyhow!

 

[brtspears2]

Garbage. Just keep it for laughs.

 

[DaveSimmons]

eBay it with a low starting price and no reserve. Let the marketplace tell you.

 

[Bumrush99]

Coaster. May be worth something in 2104.

 

[mpitts]

The next time some computer-ignorant person asks you what they need to fix their spyware-riddled computer, hand them that box.

 

[jst0ney]

if it was 3.11 it would be woth a ton. But not 3.1.

 

[Shawn]

I still have 2 copies in the original packaging. Maybe they'll be worth something in 20 years....

 

[PanzerIV]

I am sure there is a family in Bangladesh that would just kill for modern software like that.


Wait...Third world countries are notorious dens of piracy and they probably have XP they bought for $1.00 from a guy on the street.

 

[Kelvrick]

Going for like 10 bucks on ebay.

 

[DougK62]

eBay - chumps will buy anything. I'm sure some loser out there collects stuff like that.

 

[SynthDude2001]

I'll give you $1000 for it!

 

[Drakkon]

take it to the antiques roadshow just for a hoot

 

[zodder]

Originally posted by: DougK62
eBay - chumps will buy anything. I'm sure some loser out there collects stuff like that.

Hell yeah.

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: jst0ney
if it was 3.11 it would be woth a ton. But not 3.1.

Hmm, what's the difference? Mine are 3.1....

 

[mpitts]

Originally posted by: Supercharged

Originally posted by: jst0ney
if it was 3.11 it would be woth a ton. But not 3.1.

Hmm, what's the difference? Mine are 3.1....

3.11 is Windows for Workgroups.

NETWORKING BABY!

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: Drakkon
take it to the antiques roadshow just for a hoot

:thumbsup:

 

[phantom309]

Try ebaying it. You'll have a tough time even finding hardware and drivers old enough to install it with. I'm sure it has some curiosity value but functionally it's pretty much useless.

edit: wow - 12 replies in 5 minutes.....getting slow in my old age.

 

[FoBoT]

i have here

OS/2 Warp , version 3
3.5" disks

not sealed, but like new, i seriously doubt it was ever installed

 

[djheater]

$15

Now, if you had the 98SE upgrade, you'd be in the DOUGH!!!!!!!!

People are rubes.

 

[Black88GTA]

Heh...I probably will end up throwing it on Ebay and see what happens.

The system req's printed on the box are hilarious though

-MS-DOS 3.1 or later (5.0 recommended)
-PC using 286 or better (386 rec'd)
-640k conventional plus 256k extended memory (1024k rec'd) for 286 - 2048k rec'd for 386
-One 5.25 HD or 3.5 disk drive and HDD with 6mb available (10 rec'd) :Q

Damn. Full OS install on less than 10MB HDD space - including swap file. Jebus.

 

[DBL]

Originally posted by: mpitts

Originally posted by: Supercharged

Originally posted by: jst0ney
if it was 3.11 it would be woth a ton. But not 3.1.

Hmm, what's the difference? Mine are 3.1....

3.11 is Windows for Workgroups.

NETWORKING BABY!

It's hard to imagine a time when the addition of networking to an operating system was only worth a tenth of an upgrade point.

 

[SynthDude2001]

Originally posted by: Black88GTA
Heh...I probably will end up throwing it on Ebay and see what happens.

The system req's printed on the box are hilarious though

-MS-DOS 3.1 or later (5.0 recommended)
-PC using 286 or better (386 rec'd)
-640k conventional plus 256k extended memory (1024k rec'd) for 286 - 2048k rec'd for 386
-One 5.25 HD or 3.5 disk drive and HDD with 6mb available (10 rec'd) :Q

Damn. Full OS install on less than 10MB HDD space - including swap file. Jebus.

Looks like it's time to upgrade.

 

[PanzerIV]

Originally posted by: Black88GTA
Heh...I probably will end up throwing it on Ebay and see what happens.

The system req's printed on the box are hilarious though

-MS-DOS 3.1 or later (5.0 recommended)
-PC using 286 or better (386 rec'd)
-640k conventional plus 256k extended memory (1024k rec'd) for 286 - 2048k rec'd for 386
-One 5.25 HD or 3.5 disk drive and HDD with 6mb available (10 rec'd) :Q

Damn. Full OS install on less than 10MB HDD space - including swap file. Jebus.

I'd buy it but those specs are a little steep for me. I don't think my system can handle it.