Comment on Myth: Windows 3.1 was just a shell on top of DOSparentComments−Hackbraten3yRaymond Chen has got you covered. These three are my favorite technical articles on Windows 3.1:- If Windows 3.11 required a 32-bit processor, why was it called a 16-bit operating system? [0]- What did Windows 3.1 do when you hit Ctrl+Alt+Del? [1]- How did Windows 3.1’s virtual machine manager get the information to show in the text-mode Alt+Tab switcher? [2][0] https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20100517-00/?p=14...[1] https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20140912-00/?p=44...[2] https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20211129-00/?p=10...I keep coming back for those three articles.−phibz3yYou keep coming back to them? Really? Why? They're interesting articles but they just scratch the surface and I don't see how further readings would change that.−Hackbraten3yFor me, re-reading triggers a trip down Memory Lane. I have fond memories of the 90s so I just love to revisit to feed my nostalgia.Plus, I really enjoy Raymond Chen’s writing style. Lastly, I want to remember the technical details, and re-reading helps with that.
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Raymond Chen has got you covered. These three are my favorite technical articles on Windows 3.1:
- If Windows 3.11 required a 32-bit processor, why was it called a 16-bit operating system? [0]
- What did Windows 3.1 do when you hit Ctrl+Alt+Del? [1]
- How did Windows 3.1’s virtual machine manager get the information to show in the text-mode Alt+Tab switcher? [2]
[0] https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20100517-00/?p=14...
[1] https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20140912-00/?p=44...
[2] https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20211129-00/?p=10...
I keep coming back for those three articles.
You keep coming back to them? Really? Why? They're interesting articles but they just scratch the surface and I don't see how further readings would change that.
For me, re-reading triggers a trip down Memory Lane. I have fond memories of the 90s so I just love to revisit to feed my nostalgia.
Plus, I really enjoy Raymond Chen’s writing style. Lastly, I want to remember the technical details, and re-reading helps with that.