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    Windows 3.1 Runs On a Nokia N95, Creating Dangerous Ripple in Space-Time

    Windows 3.x Discontinued
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    02/24/09

    In reply to Windows 3.1 Runs On a Nokia N95, Creating Dangerous Ripple in Space-Time
    If I ever get superpowers, I'm going to call myself "ProgMan".


    Unfortunately, I foresee a lot of crashing and difficulty running.

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    Image of strider_mt2k strider_mt2k
    02/24/09

    In reply to Windows 3.1 Runs On a Nokia N95, Creating Dangerous Ripple in Space-Time
    Congrats!!


    Cool stuff there. Got any floppies?

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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    02/24/09

    @strider_mt2k: Care to borrow my 5 1/4" DOS 3.2 floppies?
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    Image of Barfolemew Barfolemew
    02/24/09

    In reply to Windows 3.1 Runs On a Nokia N95, Creating Dangerous Ripple in Space-Time
    Can I use an SD card to install the Flying Toasters screen saver?
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    Image of Geisrud Geisrud
    02/24/09

    @Barfolemew: You'll need floppy disks. About 7 of the 5.25" disks. Not sure how you'll fit those in the microSD slot though.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    02/24/09

    @Geisrud: I had the Flying Toasters on 1.44 disks.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    02/24/09

    In reply to Windows 3.1 Runs On a Nokia N95, Creating Dangerous Ripple in Space-Time
    PLEASE tell me it has the Windows 3.1 ta-da sound.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    02/24/09

    @OscarWinner_GitEmSteveDave: I think I still have a copy of that.
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    Image of Slack Slack
    11/05/08

    In reply to Windows 3.x Discontinued
    I miss winsock
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    Image of discounteggroll discounteggroll
    11/05/08

    @Slack: @Mio:


    LOL, that gave me a good laugh

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    Image of strider_mt2k strider_mt2k
    11/05/08

    In reply to Windows 3.x Discontinued
    Wow.


    It's like hearig about the dearth of an actor who you didn't know was alive to begin with.


    R.I.P.


    The deceased will be survived by DOS 6.2.2.

    In Lieu of floppies please send donations to the Vista fund.

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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    11/05/08

    @strider_mt2k: 6.2.2 sucked. It wasn't as bad as DOS 4 (worst OS of all-time) and was a step up from 6.0 and the short-lived 6.1.


    Nothing beats DOS 5, an operating system so solid that it required no point upgrade.

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    Image of Mandatory_Field Mandatory_Field
    11/05/08

    In reply to Windows 3.x Discontinued
    Firstly, yayy, thanks Gizmodo: I can now post comments from my iPhone when I should be working.


    Secondly, anybody ever see how fast 3.1 would run on a much more modern system?like a 300MHz Pentium with huge memory? Like 32MB? Wow. Kinda like we'll be saying about Vista on a current machine in 5 years or so?

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    Image of Ubik2501 Ubik2501
    11/05/08

    In reply to Windows 3.x Discontinued
    "With as much dignity as he could muster, the Old Man gathered up the sad remains of his shattered Operating System. Later that night, alone in the backyard, he buried it next to the garage. Now I could never be sure, but I thought that I heard the sound of CANYON.MID being played. Gently."
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    11/05/08

    @Ubik2501: CANYON.MID. Oh my farking gosh.


    Let me put up the stone wallpaper and revel in the sound from my Sound Blaster 16.

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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    11/05/08

    In reply to Windows 3.x Discontinued
    I still have a copy of it on the 500MB (yeah that has HUGE back then) hard drive from my first PC, which was the only item salvaged when that box bit the dust.


    I wonder if it still boots...

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    Image of reddingofish reddingofish
    11/05/08

    In reply to Windows 3.x Discontinued
    I miss typing win every time I started my computer. It was like I had a choice. I thought one day I might be able to type OS2 or Unix or something on the same computer. Now all I get is a little picture to click on. Still, that sure is a cute puppy.
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    11/05/08

    @reddingofish: It's not a choice; it's an affirmation. The computer asks what you want to do.


    WIN

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    Image of discounteggroll discounteggroll
    11/05/08

    In reply to Windows 3.x Discontinued
    I thought the words "packard" and "bell" had been flushed from my memory for good. thanks a lot Mark
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    11/05/08

    @discounteggroll: Packard Bell used TabWorks.


    Yes... I know what a Packard Bell runs. Not only am I a nerd; I'm an old nerd.

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    OMG! Ponies! was starred OMG! Ponies! was unstarred
    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    11/05/08

    In reply to Windows 3.x Discontinued
    Windows is dead. Long live Windows.
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    OMG! Ponies! was starred OMG! Ponies! was unstarred
    Image of Curves Curves
    11/05/08

    In reply to Windows 3.x Discontinued
    Sheds a tear for the loss of my first windows. Like the 18 years of childhood, it went so fast.....
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    11/05/08

    @Curves: With the former being a lot more enjoyable no doubt..
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    11/05/08

    In reply to Windows 3.x Discontinued
    Those bastards are killing Progman! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
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    Image of net_addict net_addict
    11/05/08

    @OMG! Ponies!:
    U do know that progman is still available in XP, right? Just go to Run -> progman. I'm not sure about Vista...not gonna upgrade anytime soon.
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    11/05/08

    @net_addict: That Progman is a pretender. In my mind, the only real Progman is the one from Windows 3.11 for Offices.


    I love you, Windows 3.11 on a DOS 5 install. I wrote you a poem:


    Autoexec.bat

    Command.com and config.sys

    cd c:\windows

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    Image of Hyman Decent Hyman Decent
    11/05/08

    @net_addict: WTF is progman? I just tried Run -> "progman" on my XP PC and nothing happened. Do you have to be logged in as an administrator?
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    11/05/08

    @Hyman Decent: PROGMAN.EXE was the file name for the Program Manager under Windows 3.x and NT 3.x.


    You can find it at "C:\WINDOWS\system32\progman.exe"


    That's right. I know how your hard drive is laid out. It's like I'm psychic.


    I'm in ur komputer/expandin ur directory treez

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