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Uses for an old Win 3.11
Name: gerwyn Date: October 15, 2003 at 17:34:26 Pacific OS: Win 3.11 CPU/Ram: 25 mhz/ 16meg
Comment:
Hi! I have my old win 3.11 which I still adore (even though I now have a xp & win 98 on two other pc's)... However, does anyone out there have a practical use for such an old pc? It's a 486, win 3.11, vga monitor, cd rom & sound cards, 16 meg ram and 25 mhz. I'd hate not having a use for it, other than nostalgia..... Please email me too on me@gerwyn-knight.co.uk - thanks! Ger
Name: Lightspeed Date: October 15, 2003 at 17:52:27 Pacific
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It can be used for wordprocessing for sure, but then it can still surf the net and do plenty more! If you visit my page, you will find that there is plenty of software still available for your older system, enough to put it to good use!
HTH
Lightspeed
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Response Number 2
Name: SkipCox Date: October 15, 2003 at 22:40:58 Pacific
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More than capable of running and managing a small business, with database, word processing, spread sheets, inventory, advertising, lan, internet, publishing, gaming, porn surfing, and...
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Response Number 3
Name: k_semler Date: October 16, 2003 at 07:34:46 Pacific
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"More than capable of running and managing a small business, with ... porn surfing"
Wow! I want to work there! :D LOL
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Response Number 4
Name: efabes Date: October 16, 2003 at 19:24:55 Pacific
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It might be especially good for porn surfing because a lot of the bad things from those sites (spyware, viruses, spam) might not effect windows 3.11.
Good for surfing hacker sites, as well.
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Response Number 5
Name: bob Date: October 18, 2003 at 05:54:09 Pacific
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486's are a great!!!! wordprocessors for kids to use for school work !!!!
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Response Number 6
Name: Lightspeed Date: October 18, 2003 at 09:56:44 Pacific
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Responce #4 is right, very few internet bugs will work in a 16 bits environment.
Lighspeed.
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Response Number 7
Name: Mstr Date: October 23, 2003 at 10:00:31 Pacific
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yep, even 32 bit virus dsn`t have any effect in win 3.xx environment.
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Response Number 8
Name: Quakester Date: October 27, 2003 at 14:49:59 Pacific
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I just remembered that you can also make 3D LEGO models and 3D renderings see www.ldraw.org
you need 4 MB of ram and 25 mb hd free to 30 mb free space I think for all ldraw package I recomend 50
I love windows 3.1 is my 1st os since 1993
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Response Number 9
Name: Rick Date: October 29, 2003 at 13:54:38 Pacific
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lots to be said for the now secure win 3.1x and dos even.
hackers/cracker/script kiddies are just not writing exploits for these systems anymore. not worth it to them, kinda like linux, not enuff installs to give them a jolly out of it
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