Subj : Re: Thin client PC to run MS-DOS
To   : Nightfox
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Wed Nov 26 2025 07:16:31

-=> Nightfox wrote to Denn <=-

 Ni> After Windows 3.0 came out, I think some programs came out that were
 Ni> specifically for Windows 3.x, so you basically had to use Windows to
 Ni> run them. I think especially things like graphical & drawing tools,
 Ni> word processors, etc. moved toward Windows because (I think) drawing
 Ni> programs were probably easier to develop for Windows 3.x than for DOS,
 Ni> and with word processors, you could get WYSIWYG interfaces, so it was a
 Ni> lot easier to create documents just as they'd appear when you print
 Ni> them, compared to DOS software.

That was about the time I started in DOS/Windows technical support. I
remember seeing people be able to sit in front of Microsoft Word and
write a memo without any training. WordPerfect came with keyboard
overlays with all the commands on them.

We had one person who insisted on WP, and our finance team swore by
1-2-3. Excel wasn't quite ready for Prime Time yet.


 
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