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Remember This! When Microsoft Windows Was Popular!

May 22nd 2007 00:25
Microsoft Windows 3.0
17 years ago today, Microsoft brought out it's much anticipated Windows 3.0, the most successful version out for it's time and something to possibly rival that of the Apple Macintosh and the Commodore Amiga. (Yes, the old Amiga!)

The old MS-DOS (now we're showing some age) had finally been replaced in most parts with the icon-based program manager and list-based file manager that we recognise today, although the DOS was still in the system as a user alternative.

This version of Windows was the first to be pre-installed on hard drives by PC-compatible manufacturers. Previously Windows had been provided on diskettes for self-installation

The full version was priced at $149.95 and the upgrade version was priced at $79.95.

Windows 3.0 was the last version of Windows to advertise 100% compatibility with older Windows applications.

Shown in the picture is an original boxed copy of Windows 3.0 in shrinkwrap, including 3.5" floppies for DOS systems.

How times have changed!
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