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Offline Internetlad

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Legit/Semi Legit version of DOS 6.22 / Windows 3.1
« on: Thu, 20 December 2012, 14:33:18 »
For the life of me, I can't find a simple Floppy disk set for DOS 6/6.22 and Windows 3.1/3.11 Trying to run it in a VM, which seems to be running fine with a DOS boot disk.

Suggestions?
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Re: Legit/Semi Legit version of DOS 6.22 / Windows 3.1
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 20 December 2012, 14:35:35 »
This place seems to have it, but is expensive...

http://www.oldsoftware.com/dealers.html
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Re: Legit/Semi Legit version of DOS 6.22 / Windows 3.1
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 20 December 2012, 14:48:27 »
I'm pretty sure I have legit DOS 5.0 disks in my basement somewhere.
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Re: Legit/Semi Legit version of DOS 6.22 / Windows 3.1
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 20 December 2012, 15:03:06 »
I know they're available on TPB but it's business-related so I want to go as legit as possible.

Long and short is that some lady has old personal ancestry software that ran on win3.1 and now wants it back, but it's in some proprietary format. We would have to get back onto a windows 3.1 install, run the software, convert it to a GEDCOM and then export it to meet her needs.

what a hassle eh?

EDIT: LOL Just found a set of compressed disks on our work archive server, but they're in Norton Disk Manager style compression. It's going to be a long afternoon.
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Re: Legit/Semi Legit version of DOS 6.22 / Windows 3.1
« Reply #4 on: Thu, 20 December 2012, 16:48:57 »


UPDATE!

installing MS-DOS 6.22 from the 3 floppies (Finally got the info written on them).

I've got the 2mb Windows 3.1 file from Technet and I should hopefully just be able to run that and get going with Win3.1.
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Re: Legit/Semi Legit version of DOS 6.22 / Windows 3.1
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 20 December 2012, 17:09:44 »
If it's old software you need, Vetusware has it.
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Re: Legit/Semi Legit version of DOS 6.22 / Windows 3.1
« Reply #6 on: Thu, 20 December 2012, 17:11:29 »
You could have come over to my house, I have a working 286 with win 3.1 LOL.
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Re: Legit/Semi Legit version of DOS 6.22 / Windows 3.1
« Reply #7 on: Thu, 20 December 2012, 17:12:20 »
Quote from: lysol on Thu, 20 December 2012, 17:11:29
You could have come over to my house, I have a working 286 with win 3.1 LOL.

Nice.  I have TES:Arena on 8 floppies if you want to borrow it :D
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Re: Legit/Semi Legit version of DOS 6.22 / Windows 3.1
« Reply #8 on: Thu, 20 December 2012, 17:44:42 »
I think I still have my Lucasarts collection kicking around somewhere. Most of the games are dead and gone but I still have a scratched to hell copy of Sam and Max Hit the Road in my pile o' discs.
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Re: Legit/Semi Legit version of DOS 6.22 / Windows 3.1
« Reply #9 on: Thu, 20 December 2012, 18:21:31 »
Windows 3.1 on 7 discs.

Getting Dos 6.22 to install off 3 was bad enough considering i'm working with a VM machine and USB floppy drive.

so many retries.

EDIT: NVM Since they're IMA files they mount and install about a thousand times quicker than te setup I was running before.

Technically I have windows 3.1 installed but now I have to figure out how to launch it from DOS. It's literally been about 15 years haha
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Re: Legit/Semi Legit version of DOS 6.22 / Windows 3.1
« Reply #10 on: Thu, 20 December 2012, 20:14:21 »
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Re: Legit/Semi Legit version of DOS 6.22 / Windows 3.1
« Reply #11 on: Thu, 20 December 2012, 20:28:07 »
You have tried to run it under 16bit emulation under a more modern 32bit windows, right?
Most programs run just fine this way...
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Re: Legit/Semi Legit version of DOS 6.22 / Windows 3.1
« Reply #12 on: Thu, 20 December 2012, 20:46:52 »
A few years back I got DOS and Windows 3.1 up and running in order to play TIE Fighter over the local network with a friend.  Highly recommended.  Don't forget to run MEMMAKER.EXE :D
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Re: Legit/Semi Legit version of DOS 6.22 / Windows 3.1
« Reply #13 on: Thu, 20 December 2012, 20:47:25 »
I've got 6.0 and 6.22 from MSDNAA, though I've never used them. Hell I'm only 20 so the oldest I remember is Win95...
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Re: Legit/Semi Legit version of DOS 6.22 / Windows 3.1
« Reply #14 on: Fri, 21 December 2012, 10:27:16 »
Quote from: nullstring on Thu, 20 December 2012, 20:28:07
You have tried to run it under 16bit emulation under a more modern 32bit windows, right?
Most programs run just fine this way...

Ironically, about 3 hours into the repair, I had tried that and it worked just fine in xp. My boss had been adamant that it not work. When I pressed further he said "Well the lady said she tried installing it and it didn't work" lol

Either way I was so close to being done with the install I finished it out of spite.

Quote from: hashbaz on Thu, 20 December 2012, 20:46:52
A few years back I got DOS and Windows 3.1 up and running in order to play TIE Fighter over the local network with a friend.  Highly recommended.  Don't forget to run MEMMAKER.EXE :D

I saw that noted in the install advice. "If you have a 286 processor or higher. . ." Is a socket 1156 core i5 higher than a 286? I think it might be.
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Re: Legit/Semi Legit version of DOS 6.22 / Windows 3.1
« Reply #15 on: Fri, 21 December 2012, 10:32:46 »
Slightly, maybe half a step?
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Re: Legit/Semi Legit version of DOS 6.22 / Windows 3.1
« Reply #16 on: Fri, 21 December 2012, 10:41:59 »
Quote from: alaricljs on Fri, 21 December 2012, 10:32:46
Slightly, maybe half a step?

Might be the Tock to the 286's Tick.
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Re: Legit/Semi Legit version of DOS 6.22 / Windows 3.1
« Reply #17 on: Fri, 21 December 2012, 19:46:10 »
I think I have some original 3.5" DOS 6.22 floppies around.  No drive for them though.
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Re: Legit/Semi Legit version of DOS 6.22 / Windows 3.1
« Reply #18 on: Fri, 21 December 2012, 19:54:21 »
Why not FreeDOS? Just curious.
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Re: Legit/Semi Legit version of DOS 6.22 / Windows 3.1
« Reply #20 on: Thu, 27 December 2012, 03:14:21 »
I still have a sealed copy of DOS 6.22 at home. Brand new, never used etc. :D
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