Windows 3.0 turns 20!

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Windows 3.0 turned 20 on May 22nd, 2010! It was the third major release of Microsoft Windows, and became the first  successful version of Windows & a rival to Apple Macintosh & the Commodore Amiga on the GUI front.

Windows 3.0 Windows 3.0 turns 20!

The official system requirements for Windows 3.0 was:

  • 8086/8088 processor or better
  • 640K conventional memory, though 1 MB of extended memory recommended.
  • Hard disk with 6-7MB of free space
  • CGA/EGA/VGA/Hercules/8514/A graphics and an appropriate and compatible monitor

Windows 3.0 was soon followed by Windows 3.11.

Technet subscribers can still download copies of Windows 3.11 on Technet.

If you want to experience Windows 3.1 in your browser, go here.

To listen to the Windows Start-up & Shutdown Sounds in Windows 3.1, go here.

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Anand aka HappyAndyK is an end-user Windows enthusiast, a Microsoft MVP in Windows Desktop Experience since 2007, and the Admin of TheWindowsClub.com, TheGeeksClub.com & WinVistaClub.com. Creating a System Restore Point before trying out a new software or a tweak is always recommended.

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    Those like me that remember those “good old times” also remind that sort of religious wars between thos owning a Mac, an Amiga and a PC.

    And when we read the System requirments:

    8086/8088 processor or better
    640K conventional memory, though 1 MB of extended memory recommended.
    Hard disk with 6-7MB of free space
    CGA/EGA/VGA/Hercules/8514/A graphics and an appropriate and compatible monitor
    a little proud smile comes in my mind, wondering how much we were cratives doing what everyone of us did with those resources.

    Now we think that Teras, Gigas and Internet are the “normal” world. Yesterday we had kilos and megas. No it’s not a century ago, just 20 years.