The Best Windows Versions You Never Used (on a 286!)

A look back on the Windows 3.x releases. The releases that arguably brought Windows into the 'serious' market contender that it became. Were it not for 3.x, Windows 95 might not have been the monster success it was. Here I demonstrate the use of Windows 3.0 and 3.1 on a real low-end 286, with EGA graphics! I perform an in-place upgrade from 3.0 to 3.1... but will I emerge victorious!? This video is sponsored by PCBWay.com - if you need PCB manufacturing from just $5, CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication and much more, head over to https://pcbway.com today! Don't forget to LIKE this video and please SUBSCRIBE to my channel! Press that NOTIFICATION bell so you get to know when new great videos come out that you'll like! I really do appreciate your subscriptions, it makes the countless hours I spend on this channel feel so worthwhile! If you really like my stuff and fancy joining this channel to get early access to ad free videos, as well as access to perks, you'll be helping me develop the channel for the future with new equipment and spurn me on for more content:   / alsgeeklab   Or buy me a quick coffee on Ko-Fi: https://www.ko-fi.com/alsgeeklab On the web & social media: https://www.alsgeeklab.com Twitter:   / alsgeeklab   Facebook:   / alsgeeklab   Instagram:   / alsgeeklab   #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #infosec #doscember Links: https://winworldpc.com/download/41574... 0:00 Introduction 1:57 Windows History 2:26 286s and Windows 'Standard Mode' 7:49 WINDOWS 3.0 REVIEW 9:41 Task switching in Standard Mode 10:03 File Manager 12:03 Clipboard & Program Manager 13:00 Control Panel 13:10 Desktop Color 14:33 Fonts 15:16 COM ports 15:52 Mouse Settings 16:06 Desktop Settings 17:00 The IBM 5162, the PC that IBM didn't want you to upgrade 17:40 International Options 28:28 Sound.. or the lack thereof! 19:06 Games 19:09 Reversi 19:57 Solitaire 20:19 Accessories 20:54 Multitasking and the Clipboard 21:55 Paintbrush 23:20 Write 24:06 Terminal 24:28 Recorder (Macros) 24:50 Cardfile 25:41 Calendar 26:05 Calculator 27:48 Backing up Windows 3.0 28:37 Getting Windows 3.1 29:35 Upgrading to Windows 3.1 30:05 Windows 3.1 Setup 30:36 Custom Install 38:55 WINDOWS 3.1 REVIEW 38:58 Running Windows 3.1 for the first time 39:40 Program Manager 40:23 File Manager 42:36 Control Panel 43:35 Colours 44:21 TrueType Fonts 44:40 Ports & Mouse 44:49 Desktop Settings 44:59 Screen Savers (new!) 46:28 Wallpaper (new!) 48:44 Observations on performance vs 3.0 49:35 Minesweeper (new!) 50:02 New Accessories 51:20 DOS Performance 53:04 Conclusion