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About LinkBacksEspecially as 3.1 isn't even an OS.Originally Posted by Corky34
Especially as 3.1 isn't even an OS.
Not sure why you think that, Windows 3.1 came out in 1992.
DOS is an OS, Windows 3.1 was a graphical shell on top of DOS and couldn't be installed in isolation (though it could be installed over DR-DOS).
Well that's just being silly, yes it's technically correct but rather missing the point that a web browser running on Windows 3.1 would responded to the User-Agent string request as Windows 3.1 not DOS.
I liked 7 and it was and still is my favourite. Though I do like windows 10 too.
It has all the options I missed in windows 8, and is fast, responsive and easy to use. All I had to do was disable a few settings for privacy, uninstall / hide the bloatware and ignore the appstore (except for my 1 single purchase on it...Minecraft) Such regrets. Should have bought the Java version!
That might be the more remarkable thing here, I wouldn't have thought NCSA Mosaic would have worked that well on the modern web, the likes of Chrome are rather unlikely to run under 3.1 and setting up a network stack of terminate-stay-resident DOS programs loaded into himem is the sort of horror that should stay a distant memory. Who the heck would bother
All my rigs (at home and work) are now running 10 Core and 10 Pro. No regrets (apart from on one that needed a clean install after the upgrade), but you're never gonna get 100% trouble-free on OS upgrades, I guess.
That's what made me question the sudden appearance of Windows NT & Windows 3.1 in their stats, could it be people browsing the internet using Linux and maybe Wine, those being the only things i can think of that maybe spoofing the OS part of a User-Agent string request.That might be the more remarkable thing here, I wouldn't have thought NCSA Mosaic would have worked that well on the modern web, the likes of Chrome are rather unlikely to run under 3.1 and setting up a network stack of terminate-stay-resident DOS programs loaded into himem is the sort of horror that should stay a distant memory. Who the heck would bother
Can't imagine it being Linux users. I can't remember the last time I had to spoof my user string, think I only had to do it the once years ago.
More likely to be Windows users who have finally upgraded to a 64 bit OS, and find their old 16 or 32 bit Windows programs don't work any more so dug out an old license and either dual boot or use a VM.
I tried running Civilization II a while back, forgot it was a 16 bit Windows 3.1 game and Windows 7 wouldn't touch it. Not quite sure how far back I would have to go, Win98se would seem a safe bet and at least has some concept of Internet and a chance at finding network drivers. Microsoft bang on about how difficult it is to maintain compatability with all the old software out there, but in reality they don't much bother.
Percentages and figures can be manipulated in various ways so I wouldn't take this in as fact. Most people I know that got suckered in to Win 10 are reverting back to Win 7 , being forced into having this and that doesn't go well with a lot of peeps. The privacy issue cannot be circumnavigated , you might be able to avoid some of it but the deep stuff is well and truly fixed into the system. New PC's with Win 10 account for a percentage here then the con trick of that free upgrade will account for most , nothing is for free ,you'll end up paying for this down the line , App store or leasing , one way or the other anyway. Make no mistake MS is not stupid , they are out to make money. Another major flaw here is with regard to how many people running pirated copies of Windows that are not part of the equation , would probably treble that Win 7 rating. I for one stop at Win 7 , MS have gone to far this time in my book.
I tried windows 10 and for me it worked really well with legacy support. Up til windows 10 came on the scene I had to change or upgrade all my software when ever I upgraded my hardware and OS. But the cloud environment and the prying eyes of MS had me go back to Windows 7. NOTHING IN LIFE IS FREE you may not pay with money but you will give them something that is more valuable the right to access all your data. Look at it this way, if MS had to pay for your data as much as everyone pays for the software they run they could not afford your data! They are getting access to everything for the price of a single piece of software. Not that this is a bad thing but, THE ROAD TO HELL IS PAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS!
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