npjg
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Also Windows 3.1 Secrets. They were books that described 15-20 Windows shareware pieces and had accompanying floppies. Some of these programs are real gems - Makeover, Mile Bones, and Jewel Thief come to mind.
My computing days actually began well after Windows 3.1, but I got these books & disks at a library surplus sale when I was very young and was captivated to learn of a world before the Start Menu. Somehow plain DOS seemed less alien than Windows without the Taskbar. Windows 3.1 (as well as other GUIs just before my time, like Macintosh System 7/Mac OS 8 and OS/2) has always held a certain mystique. Most of the systems I own now are from that era.
Back in the day, how popular were book/floppy combos like these? Any other memorable ones? Did folks mostly ignore books and go to their favorite BBSs first? Note that I’m asking about the time somewhat before shareware on CD-ROM.
My computing days actually began well after Windows 3.1, but I got these books & disks at a library surplus sale when I was very young and was captivated to learn of a world before the Start Menu. Somehow plain DOS seemed less alien than Windows without the Taskbar. Windows 3.1 (as well as other GUIs just before my time, like Macintosh System 7/Mac OS 8 and OS/2) has always held a certain mystique. Most of the systems I own now are from that era.
Back in the day, how popular were book/floppy combos like these? Any other memorable ones? Did folks mostly ignore books and go to their favorite BBSs first? Note that I’m asking about the time somewhat before shareware on CD-ROM.