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What was the Windows 3.0/1 graphical alternative that also ran on DOS? (lemmy.sdf.org)
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[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com -1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

q. name one 'os' that sucked donkey balls getting a functional tcp/ip stack runnin'

[–] evenwicht@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

In those days, DOS was the OS. Windows and DESQview were just window manager apps that ran other apps.

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Oh Trumpet something... The hell of getting a stack back then

WinSock Trumpet (yea, that was on Win 3.1)