Windows 3.1 was the beginning of the GUI revolution for me. My 386 would fire up into DOS and I’d switch to c:\windows and tap out win.com. Say what you want about Microsoft and its latest operating systems but Windows 3.1 kicked the computing revolution off for a lot of people. Even technophobes remember the day Windows 3.1 came to their home or work place.
Windows 3.1 is being retired, no more licenses to be sold from 1 November 2008. 18 years is a good run for a piece of software. RIP Windows 3.1.
