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Windows 3.11, also known as Windows for Workgroups 3.11, is a historical Microsoft operating system release from the early 1990s. On WindowsForum.com, discussions involving Windows 3.11 often appear in retro computing contexts, such as connecting older systems via serial ports for data transfer, or in nostalgic comparisons with modern Windows builds. Users reference Windows 3.11 when troubleshooting legacy hardware or software compatibility, and when reflecting on the evolution of Windows from its early versions through to Windows 10. The tag covers topics like MS-DOS dual-boot setups, serial communication, and the user experience of early Windows environments.
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    Windows 10 Connecting PC to other via serial - how to do it?

    Hi! I need to transfer data between my PC (Windows 10.1903 x64 Pro) and notebook with MS-DOS 7.10 (also Windows 3.11 for Workgroups - but without Win32s) I want to use serial port 'cause DOS is not so familiar with USB. I know that serial transfer was possible even on my hobby computers -...
    • MIRKOSOFT
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    • communication compatibility data transfer dos hardware hobby computers network ports retro computing serial port software timing transfer protocols windows 10 windows 3.11
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  2. News

    Windows 1.0 through Windows 7 installed and upgraded on one machine

    When I got my first PC it was a Hewlett Packard 486DX-66 running Windows 3.11. I have no recollection of ever having used Windows 1.0-3.0 as the computers we used at school were BBC Micros, so my home PC was my first Windows experience. This video is therefore both informative and a visual...
    • News
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    • computer history hewlett-packard operating system personal computer software evolution upgrade vintage computing windows 1.0 windows 3.11 windows 7
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Live RSS Feeds
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    Windows 7 Build 7229 x-64 install

    Hi all definitely snappier (can't prove or show chapter and verse) but just "seems" fastest build yet. I had some glitches with build 7201 - these seem to be fixed in 7229. I'd definitely go for this one if you are still running the shortly to expire beta. (Is anybody STILL running that build...
    • jimbo45
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    • beta build 7229 feedback glitch installation performance update user experience windows windows 3.11
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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