Windows 3.0: 8088's last stand

Windows 3.0 was the last major Windows release to make its way to the 8088 platform. While Microsoft maybe viewed it as a way to expand its market share, its suboptimal performance on the decade-old platform led to several problems for the end user, including several hardware and software limitations that proved unable to justify, given the fact that much more capable processors such as the 386 had been on the market for years. A deep dive into the Windows 3.0 experience on 8088 reveals the very problems plaguing end users' potential satisfaction and further reason to "upgrade to 286 or higher."

00:00 86Box intro
00:07 Intro
04:01 PART 1: PC prep & Windows installation
05:47 PART 2: The Windows experience
08:12 PART 3: Third-party software
13:37 EPILOGUE: Windows after 8088
15:11 Credits

Real-time clock setup tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJiSvey8W5A
Windows 3.0 30-year special tutorial video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVDy9SqjmpM

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"Spirit of Fire" by Jesse Gallagher
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"Coastline" by INTL.CMD
RoyaltyFreePlanet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZI1uNmhXi8

"Memory Bank" by AIRGLOW
AIRGLOW / NewRetroWave
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ey-Bp9JyKM
https://airglow-strat.bandcamp.com/album/airglow-memory-bank

"Ocean Wind" by ANGELUX波
RoyaltyFreePlanet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv_nZ-2EQ08

"失望した" by EVA
RoyaltyFreePlanet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVTsD4UPT-k

"Dark Rage" by CO.AG Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXZsUCwRkPs

"Convert congregation" by Blear Moon
secret press / Free Music Archive
https://secretpress.bandcamp.com/album/expanding-lands

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