#windows311

DimaLinkDimaLink
2026-01-12

Happy Windows 3.11 New Year !

The New Year has arrived. For all gamers and retro users of retro systems, this is magical and important. The computer magic continues to sparkle. You launch your beloved Windows 3.11. And you realize that this is a unique system with its own graphic design. I've always loved it.

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apfeltalk :verified:apfeltalk@creators.social
2026-01-01

Microsoft-Tetris für Windows 3.11 direkt im Browser spielen
Wer Tetris schon seit den frühen PC-Tagen kennt, kann das klassische Microsoft-Tetris für Windows 3.11 jetzt direkt im Browser neu erleben. Das Internet Archive stellt das komplette Retro-Puzzlespiel in einem Emulator bereit.

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#News #Tellerrand #BrowserSpiel #InternetArchive #MicrosoftTetris #RetroGaming #Tetris #Windows311

2025-12-03

Any Windows for Workgroups 3.11 experts in the audience?

If my network cable is unplugged I get "EMM386 has detected error #06 in an application at memory address 00B8:1460" and Windows won't start. Ethernet card is a Realtek NE2000-type PnP ISA card.

Anyone know of a fix? Other than keeping a second system.ini with networking turned off?

#retrocomputing #msdos #Windows311 #Windows31

2025-11-30

Small update on my #Thinkpad 755C. I put in a 4GB CF-Disk (8GB isn't supported by the BIOS) and installed #MSDOS 6.22 with #Windows311 on one partition and #Windows95 on a second partition.
It was a bit painful to find all necessary drivers, and the #DOS driver for the soundcard is almost unusable - mostly distorted and when speech is output, the laptop freezes. The Windows 95 drivers are better, but I haven't gotten the DOS games to use them, yet.
Also, some games like #Albion or #TheSettlers don't like the Western Digital graphics card.
But a lot of the old games I liked work fine, like #MightAndMagic 4/5 and #IndianaJones 3 and 4. It's more a nostalgia project, I know the games work better using DOSBox or Wine.
#retrocomputing #486DX4 #retrogaming #Diablo #MonkeyIsland

Photo of the Display showing the title screen of The Secret of Monkey Islandphoto of the display showing the main menu of Diablo 1Photo of the display showing the garbled output of Settlers 1. on the monitor next to it is the mirrored output - it is less garbled bit still broken
2025-11-28
This week I felt creative and made these sticker sets, one for Windows 3.11, the other for Windows 95. Sadly, I can't offer them as they are guaranteed to infringe some copyright and trademarks 😅

#retro #retrocomputing #windows #windows311 #windows95 #digitalart #stickers #operatingsystem
Promo image of a selection of pixelated stickers from Windows 3.11. The stickers are arranged diagonally across a gray background of the Windows logo (one of the desktop background choices back then) and feature various icons, including a chess piece, a mouse pointer, a calculator, "Yes" and "No" buttons, a Windows logo, a file folder, a notepad, a palette, a CD, a mine sweeper mine, an "OK" button, and an MS-DOS logo.Promo image of a sticker sheet with lots of Windows 95 icons tightly packed on the signature muted turquoise background:
Recycle bin, Computer with a speaker, window controls, an OK button, a laptop, mouse pointers, a bouncing card from Solitaire, UI elements from MS PAINT, "My Computer" and the Start button.

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