First post, by ncmark
About a year or so ago I decided to re-build a DOS machine (after decommissioning the last one more than 10 years ago). It was more of a headache than I thought it would be, and more fun.
I initially wasn't going to do it, but I decided to install Windows 3.1. I still had 3.1 versions of a lot of my software.... video drivers, AWE64 software, Adobe Premiere...plus some shareware programs and "demo" versions of programs that came with books. I never ran the 3.1 version of POV-Ray but may install it just for kicks. Was also thinking about trying to get an older version of office (admittedly that is getting carried away).
Will I use it for any serious work? Probably not. It's just a link to the past, the first version of Windows I ever ran. Where things "better" then? Probably not. More fun? That is debatable. Boot it up, click on a few icons, set some 16-color wallpaper............