Windows 3.x/3.1.34f: Difference between revisions

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This build is reviewed in Serbian computer magazine "Računari" ("Computers") in it's December 1991 edition, even though the build itself was probably compiled in June 1991.

According to the article, this pre-release version is officially labeled "Beta Release 1" (which confirms the assumption that build 34e is nearing Beta 1 stage) and was shipped on five 3.5"-1.44MB floppy disks. The rest of the article compares it to Microsoft Windows 3.0, listing all of the improvements over it which would later be seen when Microsoft Windows 3.1 finally shipped.

As of this point, support for Real Mode (640 KB) was removed, which may also explain the use of fewer disks (five disks as opposed to six), and also the fact that Real Mode was already highly crippled as of the preceding version that was shipped to testers.

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 This build is reviewed in Serbian computer magazine "Računari" ("Computers") in it's [http://retrospec.sgn.net/users/tomcat/yu/magshow.php?page=26&all=RA_91_12 December 1991 edition], even though the build itself was probably compiled in June 1991.
-According to the article, the build is officially labelled "Beta Release 1" (which confirms the assumption that build 34e is Beta 1 candidate) and comes on five 3.5"-1.44MB floppy disks. The rest of the article compares it to Windows 3.0 RTM, listing all the improvements over it (which were later included in the RTM of Windows 3.1).
+According to the article, this pre-release version is officially labeled "Beta Release 1" (which confirms the assumption that build 34e is nearing Beta 1 stage) and was shipped on five 3.5"-1.44MB floppy disks. The rest of the article compares it to Microsoft Windows 3.0, listing all of the improvements over it which would later be seen when Microsoft Windows 3.1 finally shipped.
-In another article from that issue the build is described as having no more support for real mode, which justifies the lack of the sixth disk. Build 34e still has it, as it still includes real mode support, although it was already being phased out at that point.
+As of this point, support for Real Mode (640 KB) was removed, which may also explain the use of fewer disks (five disks as opposed to six), and also the fact that Real Mode was already highly crippled as of the preceding version that was shipped to testers.