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I have a childhood memory of my dad buying a shrink-wrapped copy of the Windows 3.1 Upgrade that was supposed to allow any installation of "3.0 or earlier" to b
by mikepurvis 9mo ago
I have a childhood memory of my dad buying a shrink-wrapped copy of the Windows 3.1 Upgrade that was supposed to allow any installation of "3.0 or earlier" to become Win 3.1. it turned out when we actually tried it it only accepted 3.x though. [1]
I think he ended up pirating a 3.x install from a friend and running the upgrade on to of that; felt pretty morally clear given what the box had advertised.
[1]: eg https://www.ebay.com/itm/376080245422 https://www.ebay.com/itm/376080245422
- goldfishgold 9mo agoLove the Ebay link. Where has that been sitting for the last 30 years?
- mikepurvis 9mo agoRight?? Even if it's potentially a re-shrink, just the box period still existing in that condition is notable, especially for such a "plain" design; it's not like the full-colour Windows 95 ones for which there are probably thousands of unopened copies sitting in collectors' vaults.