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(New Finds) WFW 3.10 Build 27, Windows 3.1 build 43 Relnotes

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I've recently happened upon a couple good finds :)

The older of the two is the original release notes that MS shipped to beta testers with Windows 3.1 beta 2 build 43(e?). Unfortunately I didn't get the disks themselves, but it's certainly better than nothing. I haven't been able to scan this yet as my time is limited and 38 pages @ 1200 DPI can take a while ;) I'll probably get it scanned and uploaded over the weekend, so it'll be up soon enough.

The second gem is an original set of Windows for Workgroups 3.10.27 on MS disks labeled "Final Beta" and dated 8-14-1992, placing it between build 14e currently on the FTP and the RTM. I was able to dump the disks without error, and I got them scanned today so I'm uploading them for mrpijey as I type this. From the small amount of testing I've done, it doesn't seem to differ much from the RTM, but then again I haven't had much time to spend with it yet. Here are a few quick screenies of the setup process(left), compared to that of the RTM(right):
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I unfortunately had to stop there for now because, oddly enough, the RTM crashed before setup finished but not the beta build. The issue is undoubtedly with VirtualBox on Windows 10, so if I get the time I'll set it all up in PCem and post a more complete set of screenshots. Anyway, the WFW set will be on the FTP as soon as it's processed with the 43e relnotes following shortly :)

And lastly, an example of the diskette artwork:
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(Pardon the cropping, the scans on the FTP will look much better)
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Re: (New Finds) WFW 3.10 Build 27, Windows 3.1 build 43 Reln

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nice, thanks for sharing.
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Re: (New Finds) WFW 3.10 Build 27, Windows 3.1 build 43 Reln

Post by Courage »

Nice finds, especially 3.1.027, as WfW 3.x leaks are quite rare. Truth be told, 3.10.014e wasn't that different from RTM anyway, so I'm very sure that 3.10.027 won't be that different from RTM either.

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nice, more Sparta!

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This is marvelous, thanks! :)
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This is Sparta!
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Post by DiskingRound »

Many thanks allot for sharing! As for the 43e relnotes, do they mention the beta 1 build? Final beta relnotes (which is a digital file) mention beta 2, 43e. As for sparta, where do you get these disks? Ebay or other places?
And I wonder if more WfW 3.1 builds can be found. After all, G/Herman claimed to have 10b in 2011, and 32(w?) is mentioned in the WfW 3.1 SETUP.INF, although I'm not sure if it's a 3.1 build or a WfW 3.1 build.

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- DiskingRound: That 32w mention in SETUP.INF is the version of the SETUP.INF format, not a Windows build. Windows 3.1 uses SETUP.INF 3.1.040, WfW 3.1 uses 3.1.032w, and WfW 3.11 uses 3.11.050.
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Nice find. Today seems to becoming the Day of Leaks at BA.
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Windows OS wrote:Nice find. Today seems to becoming the Day of Leaks at BA.
I'm pretty sure it also happened other times :).

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