86Box - Installing Windows 3.0 on IBM XT 8088 (Real-Time)

Remade from the original September 29, 2026 recording, now with a different hard drive sound variant and full mechanical sounds. Originally published on October 4, 2026 | 619 Views This is what Windows 3.0 looks like to experience with "Color Graphics Adapter", on the IBM PC/XT (Model 5160) running 8088 hardware. (Which only has blue color at the first 4 disks of the Windows Setup, then black and white afterwards.) If you think that's interesting, check out Windows 3.1 on IBM AT running 80286 hardware:    • 86Box - Installing Windows 3.1 on IBM AT 8...   The video of installation is in real time. No speed ups and minimal cuts (mainly swapping floppy disks as I'm using a screen recorder, and recording on the 86Box emulator window). Emulator Hardware Specifications: Machine | IBM XT Processor | Intel 8088 - 4.77 MHz Memory | 640 KB [640 KB Onboard] Video Card | IBM CGA [ISA] Hard Drive | 20 MB [IDE] Floppy Drive A: | 5.25-Inch - 360 KB Enjoy the most painful experience that a 1990 software can perform on 1983 hardware.