<operating system> A complete rework of Microsoft Windows
with many new facilities such as the ability to address memory
beyond 640k. It was released in 1990, and vigorous
development of applications by third parties helped Microsoft
sell over 10 million copies.
(1996-07-08)
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Windows 3.1 definition
<operating system> A version of Microsoft Windows with many
improvements over Windows 3.0, including True Type Fonts,
Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) and Mouse Trails for
use with LCD Devices. It also saw the loss of Real Mode,
which meant it would no longer run on Intel 8086 processors
(did anyone ever do this anyway?).
Sometimes described as "stand-alone Windows", in contrast to
Windows for Workgroups 3.1. Windows 3.11 is a free
bug-fix update. 3.1's successors are Windows 95 and
Windows NT.
(1996-07-08)
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Windows 3.11 definition
<operating system> A free minor bug-fix for Windows 3.1.
(1996-07-08)
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Windows/386 definition
<operating system> A version of Microsoft Windows released
in late 1987. Windows/386 was basically the same as its
predecessor, Windows/286 (as Windows 2 was renamed), but
with the capability to run multiple MS-DOS applications
simultaneously in extended memory.
(1996-07-08)
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