Subj : Re: Windows for Workgroups Networking
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Nightfox
Date : Tue Dec 12 2023 19:48:41

  Re: Re: Windows for Workgroups Networking
  By: poindexter FORTRAN to SirRonmit on Tue Dec 12 2023 03:16 pm

 Si>> Back when I had purchased my 1st windows PC (386SX-20), I quickly upgrade
 Si>> to WfW3.11 and found it TREMENDOUS for running my Spitfire BBS in DOS on
 Si>> that platform. Love it!

 PF> Those 386SXes were everywhere! I had one as my desktop, and later had a
 PF> caller donate a mobo for the BBS. Underpowered for Windows, but ran
 PF> GEOWorks wonderfully.

In the mid-90s, I had read about GeoWorks but never saw it personally (except I think in AOL software - I think I read AOL used GeoWorks for their AOL desktop environment).  I thought GeoWorks sounded fairly interesting, and was another example of why I thought it was a bit disappointing that Windows took off as much as it did.

Nightfox
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