Turning Windows 3.11 (DosBox) into a really cool retro setup

[Irinikus]

I'm trying to get Windows 3.11 up to a standard where it was, when I experienced it in the early 90's!

So far, I've got the sound up and running:

I've installed MicroSoft Office:

And Microsoft Encarta's next: (It's going to take forever to unzip using WinZip in Windows 3.11)

Encarta was the rage in the days before the internet!!!

 

[Irinikus]

After having to reinstall a few times, I've finally managed to install an S3 SVGA driver.

So now it has both a sound and video driver, so gaming in windows is now possible!!!! (And it's running @ 1280x1024!!!)

 

[chulofiasco]

Which one did you use?

 

[Irinikus]

Which one did you use?

The one found on this site:

https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=9405

You must install it using "setup" in the windows directory in DOS. It is rather tricky, as the install tends to fail.

 

[Elf]

The combination of IRIX and Win 3.11 is great!
Windows 3.1 (3.11 included) was probably my favorite version of Windows. Peak, as far as I am concerned

It might be nostalgia because it was the first Windows OS that I used, but, I still think the UI holds up today (much like 4Dwm).

 

[Irinikus]

I've now also managed to mount the Tezro's CD-ROM in DosBox, allowing windows 3.11 to have access to CD's!!!

This was achieved by adding the following line to DosBox's autoexec.bat:

"mount d ~/CDROM -t cdrom -ioctl"

This has allowed me to install Microsoft Encarta 1994: (And run it properly off the CD, just like in the old days!!!)

It's amazing to see how limited things were at that time! (I remember looking at Encarta in complete wonder in the early 90's)

 

[Irinikus]

I now also have AutoCad 12 installed:

 

[Irinikus]

Windows 3.11 isn't complete without CorelDraw, so I've installed CorelDraw 5:

 

[Elf]

I used to have the whole Corel suite as well, when Windows 3.1 was current, before Adobe took over that whole space

 

[Irinikus]

I used to have the whole Corel suite as well, when Windows 3.1 was current, before Adobe took over that whole space

Corel was absolutely classic back then!

 

[Irinikus]

I now also have Voyetra Audio Station installed and I was playing "The Octane Swing" when I took this screen grab!!!

 

[Elf]

That AudioStation application looks vaguely familiar; did it come with the Crystal chipset cards?

 

[Irinikus]

I've now installed win32, which has allowed me to get Midi up and running in Windows:

 

[Irinikus]

I've now managed to install a newer version of Microsoft Office!

I initially had problems, as it wouldn't run and kept on asking me to exit windows and run "share.exe".

"share.exe" is incompatible with DosBox, but I did manage to find an alternative which works here: (The download link is in the video description!)

Here are some images of Microsoft Office running:

 

[flexion]

have you tried using a RS232 com port in DOSBox yet? I couldn't get it to recognize the device mapping in /dev/tty* properly

 

[Irinikus]

have you tried using a RS232 com port in DOSBox yet? I couldn't get it to recognize the device mapping in /dev/tty* properly

I haven't, as I have no serial devices to hook up.

I don't have a landline, so dialup via a modem isn't an option.

 

[Irinikus]

I've got Visual Basic 4 Professional up and running:

 

[Irinikus]

I now also have Home Design 3D installed:

 

[jenna64bit]

Oh Visual Basic! You are not missed.

 

[jenna64bit]

More importantly - which DOSbox are you using? The Nekoware version, or?