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I remember Windows 95 being a big step up from 3.11 and its various third-party shells. I was using Xerox TabWorks prior - which was better than the default Win

I remember Windows 95 being a big step up from 3.11 and its various third-party shells. I was using Xerox TabWorks prior - which was better than the default Windows 3.11 shell, but not by much. Windows 95 was a big step forward in terms of actual usability.

Joeri 8y ago
On 3.11 I used PC Tools 2.0 to modernize the UI (for a while, until stability issues forced me back). It was an interesting product. Virtual desktops with drag-and-drop of windows between mini-views of said desktops, a file manager with a tree on the left instead of a flat list and with built-in zip support, and all wrapped up in a 3D look very similar to what windows 95 became. Many of its features took years to land in windows proper. It was a sort of vision of the windows that never was. https://winworldpc.com/product/pc-tools/2x https://winworldpc.com/product/pc-tools/2x https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sUyLAMxAa0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sUyLAMxAa0